Table 3.
Frequency and types of bacterial species isolated from asymptomatic and symptomatic UTI among fistula patients at Hamlin Fistula Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Bacteria species isolated | Symptomatic UTI No. (%) |
Asymptomatic UTI No. (%) |
Total No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 31(45.5) | 34(62.9) | 65(53.3) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 9(13.2) | 5(9.2) | 14(11.5) |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 2(2.9) | 2(3.7) | 4(3.3) |
| Proteus spp. | 18(26.4) | 13(24.7) | 31(25.4) |
| Serratia spp. | 3(4.4) | 0(0.0) | 3(2.45) |
| CONS | 3(4.4) | 0(0.0) | 3(2.45) |
| S.aureus | 2(2.9) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
| Total | 68(55.7) | 54(44.3) | 122(100) |
CONS cougulase negative staphylococcus