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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1987 33(5):249-253; doi:10.1093/tropej/33.5.249
© 1987 by Oxford University Press
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Screening for Urinary Tract Infections in Asymptomatic Elementary School Children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

I. A. Elegbe, MT(ASCP), MSc*, I. Elegbe, BSc, RN** and K. Amusan, BSc, MB, BS*

* Departments of Morbid Anatomy, Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of lfe Ile-Ife, Nigeria
** Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ife Ile-Ife, Nigeria

The incidence and distribution of micro-organisms commonly associated with urinary tract infections were studied in three groups of primary schools belonging to two different economic and social background in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Escherichia coli was predominantly recovered compared to other organisms isolated from the specimens and was closely followed by Enterobacter cloacae.

The study also have established a significant relationship between bacteriuria and low socio-economal status (P<0.061).


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