Etiology and prevalence of urinary tract infection in primary school children in Port Harcourt metropolis, Nigeria

A total of two hundred urine samples were collected from pupils aged 4-14 years from four different primary schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis. The urine samples were cultured on Cystine Lactose Electrolyte Deficient (CLED) medium using standardized wire-loop technique and incubated aerobically at 370C for 24h. Twenty-nine (14.5%) samples were found to have significant bacterial growth (>105 organisms). Twenty-two (75.86%) of which were from females and seven (24.14%) from males. Sixteen (55.17%) of the bacteriuric pupils belong to the 10-12 age group. Eschericia coli (48.28%) was the most frequently isolated organism. Others were Klebsiella aerogenes (34.48%) Streptococcus faecalis (10.34%), Proteus mirabilis (3.45%) and Staphylococcus aureus (3.45%). Gentamycin was found to be the most effective anti-microbial. . International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Vol. 2 (4) 2006: pp. 362-36

Isolation and Identification of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus from Oral Swabs among Primary School Pupils in Uzuakoli, Abia State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT: Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from oral swabs of one hundred pupils, (aged 8 -11 years) of Ngwu/ Amankwo Community Primary School, Uzuakoli, Abia -State. Sterile swab sticks were used for the collection of the specimens. Out of the 100 specimens collected, Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from (61.0%) samples, (65.0%) samples contained yeast -like organisms and (30.0%) samples had both Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, forty of the yeast -like isolates were identified as Candida albicans