Table 3 Prevalence of uropathogens among positive patients by sex, place of residence and age group
Identified uropathogens | Midstream urine sample | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Residence | Age group | |||||||
Female (%) | Male (%) | Urban (%) | Rural (%) | <18 (%) | 18–29 (%) | 30–45 (%) | >45 (%) | Total (%) | |
Gram-negative uropathogens | |||||||||
 Escherichia coli | 121 (39.3) | 48 (39.7) | 65 (40.9) | 104 (38.5) | 3 (37.5) | 27 (29.0) | 127 (42.5) | 12 (41.4) | 169 (39.4) |
 Raoultella terrigena | 25 (8.1) | 11 (9.1) | 17 (10.7) | 19 (7.0) | 1 (12.5) | 11 (11.8) | 24 (8.0) | 0 | 36 (8.38) |
 Salmonella Typhimurium | 16 (5.2) | 11 (9.1) | 11 (6.9) | 16 (5.9) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (5.4) | 19 (6.4) | 2 (6.9) | 27 (6.29) |
 Citerobacter freundii | 17 (5.5) | 5 (4.1) | 3 (1.9) | 19 (7.0) | – | 3 (3.2) | 17 (5.7) | 2 (6.9) | 22 (5.12) |
Gram-positive uropathogens | |||||||||
 Staphylococcus intermedius | 21 (6.8) | 14 (11.6) | 15 (9.4) | 20 (7.4) | – | 8 (8.6) | 24 (8.0) | 3 (10.3) | 35 (8.15) |
 Staphylococcus epidermidis | 38 (12.3) | 14 (11.6) | 18 (11.3) | 34 (12.6) | 1 (12.5) | 18 (19.4) | 31 (10.4) | 2 (6.9) | 52 (12.12) |
 Leuconostoc citreum | 22 (7.1) | 6 (4.9) | 11 (6.9) | 17 (6.3) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (8.6) | 18 (6.0) | 1 (3.4) | 28 (6.52) |
 Dermacoccus nishinomiyaensis | 22 (7.1) | 5 (4.1) | 7 (4.4) | 20 (7.4) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (5.4) | 20 (6.7) | 1 (3.4) | 27 (6.29) |
 Leuconostoc mesenteroides | 14 (4.5) | 7 (5.8) | 7 (4.4) | 14 (5.2) | – | 4 (4.3) | 16 (5.4) | 1 (3.4) | 21 (4.89) |
Fungus | |||||||||
 Issatchenkia orientalis | 12 (3.9) | 0 | 5 (3.1) | 7 (2.3) | – | 4 (4.3) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (17.2) | 12 (2.79) |
Total | 308 (71.7) | 121 (28.3) | 159 (37.1) | 270 (62.9) | 8 (1.86) | 93 (21.67) | 299 (69.69) | 29 (6.75) | 429 (100) |