Prevalence and comparative likelihood of urinary tract infection (UTI) among female out patients in BSMMU

[摘要] Out of 200 urine samples of female out patients from BSMMU hospital, 128 (64%) cases were detected as E scherichia coli positive, 66.67% of cases in summer and 60% in winter. To compare the risks of E. coli infection in summer and winter and also among different age groups, odd ratio (OR) and relative risk (RR) were used as measures of comparative likelihood. The values of both OR and RR were greater than one when the risk of E. coli infection of adults (16-35) was compared with that of middle age (36-50) and old age (51-70) groups. The adults were always at higher risk of UTI by E. coli , and the livelihood of infection was not equal in summer and winter. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v40i2.14317 Bangladesh J. Zool. 40 (2): 231-239, 2012

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Escherichia coli;urinary tract;prevalence;risk ratio;odd ratio