Prevalence and bacteriology of culture-positive urinary tract infection among pregnant women with suspected urinary tract infection at Mbarara regional referral hospital, South-Western Uganda

Table 3 Laboratory findings

Test	Result	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Microscopy (pyuria)	Pus cells present	166	41.60
	No pus cells	234	58.40
Significant pus cells
	Yes (WBCs> 5)	157	94.58
	No	9	5.42
Urine Culture results (N = 400)
	Significant growth	140	35.00
	Non-significant growth	250	62.50
	Mixed growth	10	2.50
Gram test (N = 140)
	Positive	33	23.57
	Negative	107	76.43
Microorganisms (N = 140)
	Citrobacter freundii	1	0.72
	E. coli	40	28.78
	Klebsiella pneumoniae	52	37.41
	Proteus mirabilis	7	5.04
	Pseudomonas	7	5.04
	Staphylococcus aureus	33	23.57
ESBL (N = 107)
	Yes	31	29.0
	No	76	71.0
MRSA (N = 33)
	Yes	11	33.3
	No	22	66.7

ISSN: 1471-2393