Abstract
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common medical complication of pregnancy together with anaemia and hypertension and it occurs approximately in 5% - 10% of all pregnancies. The present study determines the incidence of UTI and prevalence of uropathogens among pregnant women. During the study period from August 2018 to February 2019, 80 urine samples were analysed. UTI was diagnosed by growth of 10(5) CFU/ml of a urinary tract pathogen in culture of midstream urine samples. The isolated bacteria were identified by biochemical tests.
The results showed that 74.9% of pregnant women have UTI. E. coli was the most frequently isolated organism (48.3%) followed by Klebsiella sps (20%), Pseudomonas sps (6.6%) and Proteus sps (5%). Other pathogens isolated were Enterobacter (1.6%) and Enterococcus sps (1.6%). Of the variables examined, the highest prevalence rate was observed where 45% of the infected women were in the age group 26 to 30 years, 42.2% were in their 3rd trimester; also the highest infection rate (55%) was observed in third pregnancy concluding that old age pregnancy increased parity prone for UTI apart from individual hygiene and economical status.