FREQUENCY OF BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN NEONATES WITH JAUNDICE

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of bacterial urinary tract infection in neonates with jaundice

Study design: Cross sectional study

Study place and period: Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sahiwal Teaching Hospital, Sahiwal from June 2025 to September 2025.

Methodology: All the neonates were recruited from NICU and urine sample was taken for urine culture. Reports were assessed and if there was >10⁴ colonies in catheter sample, then UTI was labeled. All the data was collected in proforma and analyzed in SPSS version 25.

Results: In this study, the mean age of neonates was 14.91 ± 5.79 hours. Out of 105, there were more males (59%) than females (41%). Out of 105 neonates, in 34 (32.4%) neonates, UTI was confirmed on urine culture. Age, Apgar score and mode of delivery had insignificant association with UTI (p>0.05), while female gender, low birth weight, and preterm birth were significantly associated with UTI in neonates with neonatal jaundice (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Thus, the risk of UTI is high in neonates with neonatal jaundice and few demographics and clinical parameters are associated with UTI.