Predictors of Urinary Tract Infections in Children and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern in the Buea Health District, South West Region, Cameroon

Table 1

Microscopy (wet mount) of sample.

Cells	Sample group	Positive samples (%)			Statistics
		<5/HPF	≥5/HPF	Total	df, ,
Leucocytes/pus	Test group	30 (42.9)	40 (57.1) (pyuria)	70 (35)	2, 0.78, 0.031
	Control group	21 (100)	0 (0.0)	21 (10.2)
		< 10/HPF	≥10/HPF	Total (%)
Bacteria cells	Test group	83 (79)	22 (21)	105 (52.5)	2, 0.81, 0.009
	Control group	34 (100)	0 (0.0)	34 (16.6)
RBCs	Test group	20 (69)	9 (31)	29 (14.5)	2, 0.41, 0.314
	Control group	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Epithelial cells	Test group	109 (84.5)	20 (15.5)	129 (64.5)	2, 0.73, 0.048
	Control group	100 (100)	0 (0.0)	100 (48.8)
Schistosoma haematobium	Test group			1 (0.5)	2, 0.344, 0.782
	Control group			0 (0.0)
Trichomonas vaginalis	Test group			1 (0.5)	2, 0.208, 0.823
	Control group			0 (0.0)
Yeast cells	Test group			12 (6.0)	2, 0.798, 0.058
	Control group			1 (0.5)

N/B: RBCs: red blood cells; HPF: high power Field.