Introduction: The advent of HIV/AIDS has resulted in many microbial agents becoming opportunistic infections among
individuals whose immune status has been suppressed by the infection.
Objective: This study is designed to determine the prevalence of Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in Jos and its environs
among HIV cohort. This is aimed at providing improved patient care and management.
Methods: 260 mid-stream urine samples were collected from HIV Sero-positive patients. Samples were cultured,
isolates identified and antibiogram was carried out according to standard microbiological protocols.
Results: Of the 260 samples screened, 61 (23.5%) had UTIs. The distributions of the isolates were as follows:
Escherichia coli 25 (9.6%), Staphylococcus aureus 17 (6.5%), Proteus mirabilis 7 (2.7%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7
(2.7%) and Klebsiella species 5 (1.9%). The study showed the presence of UTIs in all the age groups and the age group
46 and above had the highest prevalence .The study showed that females had a higher prevalence than males. UTIs were
recorded in all the occupational groups considered, of which civil servants and business people had the highest with
35.3% and 22.0% respectively. Marital status showed that the widowed had the highest rate with 41.7%, followed by the
married with 22.7% and then the singles had the least with 22.2%. The antibiogram showed that the antibiotics of choice
were Gentamicin, Nitrofurantoin and Augmentin.
Conclusion: This study showed a higher prevalence of bacterial uropathogens among the HIV/AIDS patients as
compared to other findings on HIV negative patients. The antibiogram showed that the antibiotics of choice were
Gentamicin, Nitrofurantoin and Augmentin.