Authors :
Bayode, M. Tosin" Olalemi, A. Oluwasogo" Oladejo, B. Olawale" Bodunrinde, R. Ebunoluwa" Gabriel, P. Oladimeji" Oladapo, O. Daniel" Adebisi, O. Omowumi" Okunade, A. Stephen" Adesanya, J. Abiola" Bayode, E. Oluwafemi
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 4 - April
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This study was designed to highlight the
effects of age and gender on the bacterial count of urine
subjects on Cysteine Lactose Electrolyte Deficient and
MacConkey agar media using streak plate method as
precursor to predict the onset of suspected and
unsuspected Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Urine
samples collection and culture-based enumeration of
uropathogenic bacterial count was carried out using
standard methods. Data obtained from the enumerated
and quantified bacterial counts was analysed using
standard techniques. Three age brackets of 21-30, 41-50
and 51-60 yrs in male urine subjects (37.5 %) and five
age cohorts of 21-30, 31-40, 41-50 yrs, 51-60 yrs and 61-
70 yrs in females (62.5 %) contains bacterial counts
higher than the benchmark of 105 Colony forming
Units per millilitre (CFU/ml). Male subjects with the
age range of 21-30 yrs produced the highest bacterial
count (238 Cfu/ml) as age range of 1-10 yrs produced
the lowest bacterial enumeration (19 Cfu/ml).
Keywords :
Age; Cysteine Lactose Electrolyte Deficient agar; Gender, MacConkey agar; Urinary tract infections.
