Research Article
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) |
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N/B: RBCs: red blood cells; HPF: high power Field.
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