Ayoyi Adelaide Ogutu, Kikuvi Gideon, Bii Christine, Kariuki Samuel
College of Health Sciences Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.
College of Public Health Jomo Kenyatta University Agriculture and Technology, Centre for Microbiology Research Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya.
Pan Afr Med J. 2017 Jan 30;26:41. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.41.10975. eCollection 2017.
Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is the presence of bacteria in urine without apparent symptoms of urinary tract infections. The importance of asymptomatic bacteriuria lies in the insight it provides into symptomatic infections. To determine prevalence, bacterial isolates and Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile of asymptomatic bacterial urinary tract infection in pregnant women in selected clinics in Nairobi.
This was a cross-sectional study involving women attending antenatal clinic at selected clinics of Nairobi County. The women who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The midstream urine samples of these women were subjected to microscopy, culture and sensitivity.
A total of 1020 of women on their first antenatal clinic visit participated in the study; 219 of them had ASB, giving a prevalence of 21.5 % at 95% confidence level. were the common organism isolated at 38.8%. The majority of the organisms were sensitive to imipenem and gentamycin.
There is a high prevalence of ASB among pregnant women included in the study from the Nairobi county clinics. Therefore, routine ASB screening of pregnant women is recommended among the women attending antennal clinics in Nairobi county clinics.
无症状菌尿（ASB）是指尿液中存在细菌但无明显尿路感染症状。无症状菌尿的重要性在于它能为有症状感染提供线索。目的是确定内罗毕选定诊所中孕妇无症状细菌性尿路感染的患病率、细菌分离株及抗生素敏感性谱。
这是一项横断面研究，纳入在内罗毕县选定诊所就诊的产前门诊妇女。符合纳入标准的妇女被纳入研究。对这些妇女的中段尿样本进行显微镜检查、培养及药敏试验。
共有1020名首次就诊于产前门诊的妇女参与研究；其中219人患有无症状菌尿，在95%置信水平下患病率为21.5%。 是最常分离出的病原体，占38.8%。大多数病原体对亚胺培南和庆大霉素敏感。
在内罗毕县诊所纳入研究的孕妇中，无症状菌尿患病率较高。因此，建议在内罗毕县诊所就诊的孕妇中对无症状菌尿进行常规筛查。
