scholarly journals Pediatric urinary tract infection as a cause of outpatient clinic visits in southern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enkosilassie Mitiku ◽  
Anteneh Amsalu ◽  
Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinic Visits

scholarly journals Sensitivity and Specificity of Urinalysis to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Patients with Urolithiasis at RSUP Dr. Sardjito Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Awang Dyan Purnomo ◽  
Untung Tranggono
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Urine Culture ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standard Tool

Objective: Urolithiasis could be caused by urinary tract infection (UTI). UTI in patients with urolithiasis need to be diagnose and manage as soon as possible. This study was aim to determine the diagnostic value of urinalysis examination to diagnose urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with urolithiasis.Material & method: This study was an observational analytic with cross sectional study design, comparing one diagnostic tool with the gold standard tool to diagnose UTI. Total samples collected were 186 patients at Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta. Urine culture and urinalysis were performed in patients with urinalysis and UTI. The results of urine culture and urinalysis were then compared by 2x2 table.Results: The sensitivity results on leukocyte esterase, eritrocyturia, bacteriuria, and nitrite respectively were 82.7%, 57.14%, 37.59%, and 13.53%. The specificity results on nitrite, bacteriuria, eritrocyturia, and leukocyte esterase respectively were 63.26%, 56.60%, 50.94%, and 33.96%. The highest level of accuracy was leukocyte esterase with 68.81% accuracy.Conclusion: This study showed that leukocyte esterase had good sensitivity with an accuracy of 68.81%. Examination of nitrite had the highest specificity compared to the other variables in urinalysis examination.

scholarly journals Antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infection by community pharmacists: a cross-sectional study

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (609) ◽  
pp. e244-e249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill L Booth ◽  
Alexander B Mullen ◽  
David AM Thomson ◽  
Christopher Johnstone ◽  
Susan J Galbraith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Urinary tract infection in patients with acute non-gonococcal urethritis

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 801-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Leung ◽  
Shaw Taylor ◽  
Angela Smith ◽  
Robert Spencer ◽  
Paddy Horner
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Urine Specimen ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gonococcal Urethritis ◽  
Male Patients

In young sexually active male patients, clinical differentiation between non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) and urinary tract infection (UTI) can be difficult. UTI as a cause of NGU has been suggested before, but the prevalence of UTI among acute NGU patients has not been evaluated. We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of 156 male patients with clinical features of acute urethritis. The prevalence of UTI among acute NGU patients was 6.4% (CI: 1.5–11.3%). There was a possible association between UTI and NGU but this was not statistically significant. The sensitivity and specificity for combining leucocyte esterase and nitrite tests were 83.3% and 89.8% respectively, with a negative predictive value of 98.8%. We conclude that a mid-stream urine specimen should routinely be collected in patients with symptoms of urethritis. This should be analysed by dipsticks incorporating nitrite and leucocyte esterase tests. Those with a positive dipstick should then be confirmed by culture.

scholarly journals Urinary Tract Infection- Knowledge and Habitual Practices among Adolescent Girls Residing in College Hostel of Mangaluru, India: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia KarenLiz Sequera ◽  
Leena Kunnath Chacko ◽  
Priya Sweety Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Congenital Defects ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results

Introduction: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common infection among female adolescents, causing significant distress in the hospital or community settings. Most of the issues related to UTI could be prevented by adequate knowledge and safe habitual practices. Within the context of reproductive health services, nurses or nursing students being healthcare providers are typically expected to have knowledge on the causes of UTI, methods of preventing and managing such conditions and teaching the same to young girls and women. Education provided to women, particularly adolescents, by nurses and by trainers who have relevant experience and knowledge may ensure proper hygiene practices. Aim: To determine the level of knowledge, expressed habitual practice among 82 adolescent girls of a selected nursing college hostel. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between June 2019 and December 2019. Tools included structured questionnaire on knowledge of UTI and a rating scale on expressed habitual practice on UTI prevention. All the 82 students of 1st BSc Nursing from the study institute were recruited. Adolescent girls who have undergone training on prevention of UTI in nursing curriculum and who had congenital defects of urinary system were excluded from the study. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 18.69±0.46 years. Total 13.4% experienced UTI in their life time. In terms of overall knowledge score, out of 82 subjects, around 40.2% had average (scoring between 8-10 out of 14) and few (28%) had good knowledge (≥11) on UTI prevention. In terms of overall expressed habitual practice, majority (53.7%) had average practice (score between 26-33 out of 46) whereas, 4.9% had unsafe practice (score ≤25). The Karl Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.1 and showed weak positive correlation between knowledge and expressed habitual practice. Association was found between experience of UTI p-value<0.001 and expressed habitual practice. Conclusion: Pooled results showed overall knowledge and expressed habitual practice was average and safe. Healthcare professionals, especially primary care givers such as nurses and nursing students, have the responsibility to broadcast proper information about UTI so that women/adolescents can identify the causes, risk factors, symptoms of UTI in early stages thereby preventing the mortality and morbidity related to UTI.

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