Table 2.
Distribution of uropathogens causing community-acquired urinary tract infections.
| Variables | Frequencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanza, n (%) | Dar es Salaam, n (%) | Total, n (%) | ||
| Culture results | SB | 180 (26.5%) | 184 (28.4%) | 364 (27.4%) |
| NMG and NSB | 498 (73.5%) | 465 (71.6%) | 964 (72.6%) | |
| Isolated uropathogens | E. coli | 90 (43.7%) | 68 (33.1%) | 158 (38.3%) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 17 (8.3%) | 10 (4.9%) | 27 (6.6%) | |
| S. aureus | 14 (6.8%) | 18 (8.7%) | 32 (7.8%) | |
| K. pneumoniae | 14 (6.8%) | 10 (4.9%) | 24 (5.8%) | |
| S. haemolyticus | 11 (5.3%) | 21 (10.2%) | 32 (7.8%) | |
| S. pyogenes | 11 (5.3%) | 2 (0.9%) | 13 (3.2%) | |
| S. epidermidis | 8 (3.9%) | 12 (5.8%) | 20 (4.9%) | |
| Candida spp. (yeast) | 8 (3.9%) | 10 (4.9%) | 18 (4.4%) | |
| K. aerogenes | 6 (2.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (1.5%) | |
| C. aurimucosum | 5 (2.4%) | 4 (1.9%) | 9 (2.2%) | |
| A. junii | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (2.4%) | 5 (1.2%) | |
| S. saprophyticus | 0 (0.0%) | 5(2.4%) | 5 (1.2%) | |
| Other GNB | 14 (6.8%) | 23 (11.2%) | 37 (8.9%) | |
| Other GPB | 8 (3.9%) | 12 (5.8%) | 20 (4.9%) | |
| Total uropathogens | 206 | 206 | 412 | |
SB = significant bacteriuria; NMG = no microbial growth; NSB = non-significant bacteriuria; GNB = Gram negative bacteria; and GPB = Gram positive bacteria. Other GNB—Mwanza: Enterobacter kobei (n = 2); Klebsiella oxytoca (n = 2); Enterobacter hormaechei (n = 2); Proteus spp. (n = 2); Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 2); Citrobacter freundii (n = 1); Acinetobacter spp. (n = 1); Comamonas testosterone (n = 1); and Morganella morganii (n = 1). Dar es Salaam: miscellaneous GNB (n = 5), Klebsiella oxytoca (n = 4), Acinetobacter spp. (n = 2), Morganella morganii (n = 2), Proteus spp. (n = 2), Acinetobacter schindleri (n = 1), Acidovorax temperans (n = 1), Moraxella osioensis (n = 1), Pseudomonas pasteuri (n = 1), Citrobacter freundii (n = 1), Escherichia hermannii (n = 1), Pseudomonas stutzeri (n = 1), and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (n = 1). Other GPB—Mwanza: miscellaneous GPB (n = 4); Streptococcus spp. (n = 2); Staphylococcus hominis (n = 1); and Streptococcus agalactiae (n = 1). Dar es Salaam: miscellaneous GPB (n = 3), Streptococcus spp. (n = 3), Staphylococcus hominis (n = 2), Streptococcus agalactiae (n = 2), Mammaliicoccus sciuri (n = 1), and Corynebacterium striatum (n = 1).