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Abstract
Urinary tract infections are the most commonly encountered bacterial infections in clinical practice. It is yet to be fully examined in correctional centers. We determined the occurrence of urinary tract infection among inmates in Pankshin correctional center Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 190 prison inmates. Freshly-voided mid-stream urine from each inmate was collected and cultured on MacConkey agar and 5% Blood agar and incubated at 37C for 24h. Isolates were identified by standard microbiological techniques. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 17 package and the Chi-square test. The prevalence of urinary tract infection was 20.0%. The commonly isolated bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (33.3%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (20.8%), and Escherichia coli (18.8). Exactly 9.4% of isolates were Gram negative bacilli and 3.6% Gram positive cocci (P<0.05). Gram negative isolates were more sensitive to Gentamicin followed by Zithromax. Gram positive cocci showed maximum sensitivity to Ciprofloxacin and Gentamicin. All Gram positive cocci were resistant to Tetracycline and Ampicillin. The prevalence of urinary tract infection in Pankshin correctional center Nigeria was 13.5%. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest isolate. Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin were the most useful antibiotics and could be used as first line drugs for treatment of Urinary tract infection among inmates in correctional centers.
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Copyright © 2025 Joel Sunday Sangari. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
