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Fawaz Al-Badaii1,2 , Mohammed Al-Tairi2, Amina Rashid2, Sumaya Al-Morisi2 and Najla Al-Hamari2
1Department of Biology-Microbiology Section, Faculty of Applied Science, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen.
2Department of Medical Laboratory, Qualitative College of Academic Sciences, Damt City, Yemen.
Article Number: 8405 | © The Author(s). 2023
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2023;17(2):1065-1075. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.17.2.36
Received: 05 January 2023 | Accepted: 10 May 2023 | Published online: 18 May 2023
Issue online: June 2023
Abstract

Urinary tract infections are the most common illnesses that impact pregnant women. This study aimed to investigate bacterial urinary tract infections and antibiotic susceptibility profiles in pregnant women. This study was conducted on pregnant women between April and October 2021 in clinics and hospitals in the Damt district. Midstream urine samples were collected, cultured, identified and tested for antibiotic susceptibility. The prevalence of UTI in pregnant women was 210/350 (60%). Escherichia coli accounted for 90/210 (42.9%), Staphylococcus aureus 50/210 (23.8%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae 25/210 (11.9%). Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis exhibited 15/210 (7.1%) of each with the moderately identified bacterial species. Antimicrobial sensitivity testing showed that bacterial isolates were resistant to amoxicillin (80-100%), ceftriaxone (40-70%), gentamycin (0-60%), amikacin (0-50%), tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, and amoxiclav (0-40%), and azithromycin (0-30%). Significant bacteriuria was associated with age (p = 0.01), pregnancy trimesters (p = 0.00), gestation (p = 0.00), and residence (p = 0.03), whereas there was no association with education (p = 0.05). Most isolates have become resistant toward antibiotic used in the study treatments, especially ceftriaxone and amoxicillin. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women undergo health education on the prevalence and causes of urinary tract infections.

Keywords

Bacterial Infection, Urinary Tract, Antibiotic Susceptibility, Pregnant Women, Yemen

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