Abstract
Urinary tract infection is one of the infectious diseases affecting both genders. The presence of drug resistant microbes in urinary tract infected cases is a major problem to solve. With this background the epidemiology of urinary tract infection among the population of Kanya kumari District, South India was traced. For the present study medical practitioners suspected cases visiting for clinical evaluation in a major clinical laboratory were chosen as samples. In a period of 6 months observation a total of 1824 cases were subjected to various clinical analysis. Among them 1029 were females and 795 were males. A clinical examination of the suspected cases showed culture positive in the samples taken from males (37.23%) and females (37.99%). The age wise study of the culture positive cases indicate that the UTI infection occurs from infants (1 month) to elderly people (90 – 100 years). In the study area the percentage of UTI is common in women in the reproductive age and post-menopausal stage. The pregnant women and newly married women in the age group 21 – 30 are more prone to UTI. The present study also reports pediatric UTI in both genders. Life Style changes, poor personal hygiene, nutritive problem, catheter use, unclean baby napkins and immune deficiency were identified as the factors favoring UTI in the study area. An analysis of UTI positive culture showed the presence of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphyllococcus saprophyticus, Margonella margonii, Streptococcus sp, Staphyllococcus aureus, Enterococcus sp, Proteus vulgaris, Chromobacterium violaceum, Serratia spp and the fungi Candida sp.
Highlights
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a contagion among men and women but the incidence is found high among women due to their biological conditions [1]
The age wise study of the culture positive cases indicate that the UTI infection occurs from infants (1 month) to elderly people (90 – 100 years)
An analysis of UTI positive culture showed the presence of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphyllococcus saprophyticus, Margonella margonii, Streptococcus sp, Staphyllococcus aureus, Enterococcus sp, Proteus vulgaris, Chromobacterium violaceum, Serratia spp and the fungi Candida sp
Summary
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a contagion among men and women but the incidence is found high among women due to their biological conditions [1]. The infecting bacteria enter the otherwise sterile urine and begin to grow It usually develops at the opening of urethra and spreads to the urinary tract. In women sexual activity is the major cause up to 90% of bladder infection This is common in the initial period of marriage and so it is called “honeymoon cystitis”. For lower urinary tract infection the common symptoms include inflammation and irritation in the lining of urethra and bladder, burning sensation or pain while urinating. More frequent urination and often with only a small amount of urine, sensation of having to urinate urgently, cloudy, bad smelling, or bloody urine, lower abdominal pain and mild fever are the symptoms for urinary tract infection. For upper urinary tract infections the frequent symptoms include, high fever, nausea and vomiting, shaking chills, pain in back or one side of waist.
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