Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria associated with Urinary Tract Infections among Pregnant Women attending Antenatal Clinic in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika-Zaria, Nigeria

Bacterial urinary tract infection is one of the common health problems during pregnancy which can lead to complications. The misuse antibiotics against has led emergence antibiotic resistance bacteria. aim study was determine prevalence and susceptibility patterns bacteria associated with infections among pregnant women, attending antenatal clinic in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika-Zaria, Nigeria. A total 110clean catch midstream urine (MSU) samples women were collected analyzed from August November, 2019. subjected bacteriological count using spread plate method. Isolation identification carried out cultural biochemical tests. isolates test Agar disc diffusion results obtained showed that 110 collected, 70 (64%) positive for UTI. Prevalence UTI higher age group <18years (72.7%). based on gestational rate second trimester (71.7%). symptoms pain urination (75.0%) while those lower back had lowest (50.0%). predisposing factors (73.3%) used toilet roll clean up after defecation than water (62.1%).Those practice method cleaning anus vagina (68.8%) (59.7%). However, not statistically significant (p>0.05).­ Non-diabetic 63.7% diabetic (62.5%). Staphylococcus aureus account 16.4% cases this area. This followed by Escherichia coli (10.9%), least implicated Klebsiella spp (10%). species 63.6% susceptible resistant gentamicin amoxicillin respectively. 94.4% 44.4% streptomycin trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole highest Multi-Drug Resistant study. Due area, it essential screen order avoid complications child delivery. Streptomycin drug choice treating infection.