| dc.description.abstract | Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect any part of the urinary system, with most cases
occurring in the lower urinary tract, caused mainly by E.coli. Females are at more risk of
infection, mostly due to shorter gap between anus to urethra. Bacteriuria is when
bacteria is found in urine. It is classified into symptomatic and asymptomatic. For
asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) to be assessed as significant, the bacterial count
should be ≥100,000 colony-forming units (CFUs)/mL of urine. Data was collected from
24 participants, 12 males and 12 females, using urinalysis and urine culture. Results
showed that only 2 of the female participants had significant growth on the culture
media, while the rest of the participants showed no growth, or no significant growth. It
can be concluded that there is a correlation between gender and ABU, and to further
prove this, more studies should be done on a more diverse sample | en_US |
