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DIPSTICK URINE ANALYSIS SCREENING AMONG ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIC PREGNANT WOMEN IN MAKURDI, CENTRAL NIGERIA

: A dipstick urinalysis screening was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of some analytes among pregnant women who presented with asymptomatic bacteriuria and to set up a more effective screening program for them. Four hundred and thirty eight (438) urine samples from pregnant women were collected from attendees of a tertiary hospital in Makurdi, the Benue State capital of Central Nigeria between September 2014 and April of 2015.The urine samples were screened for the presence of ten (10) analytes indicated on the urianalysis dipstick. Different bacteria species using standard cultural and biochemical procedures showed a total of 277 (63.2%) having levels of bacteria indicative of asymptomatic bacteriuria comprising of Escherichia coli 87 (31.4%), Staphylococcus spp 60 (21.7%), Proteus spp 34(12.3%), Klebsiella spp 31 (11.2%), Pseudomonas spp 28 (10.1%), Enterobacter spp 22 (7.9%), Streptococcus spp 10 (3.6%), Corynebacteria spp 3(1.1%) and Serratia spp 2(0.7%). From the urinalysis dipstick a total of 48(10.9%) of the pregnant women tested positive to any one of the ten chemical analytes studied. Fifteen, 15(31.3%) of the subjects had glycosuria, ketone was detected in 10(20.8%) and leukocytes in 5(10.4%) while those having urobilinogen and haematuria both recorded 2(4.2%). The findings affirm the fact that asymptomatic pregnant women harbor bacteria in their urinary tract which could predispose them to pyelonephritis relating to negative outcomes for both mother and child. agar plates. The plates were incubated aerobically at 37 o C for 24hrs and then examined. Only plates with significant growth (i.e. at least 100cfu/ml) were considered significant and further analyzed. The cultural and morphological characteristics of distinct and isolated colonies were studied. This included size, elevation, opacity and colour. Distinct and isolated colonies from each significant growth were Gram stained. The dipstick adopted consists of 10 reagents: Ascorbate, specific gravity, protein, blood, glucose, leucocytes, nitrites, urobilinogen, bilirubin and ketones (urine quick test; Combur-10-Test ™ ,Roche, Mannheim, Germany). Dipstick test was performed by a laboratory attendant on duty. Each reagent strip, impregnated into a chemical, reacts with the substance present in urine and quickly changes color (60-120 seconds). The color of the strip was compared to the color chart present in the bottle label.