Aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and factors associated with bacteriuria among HIV-infected women attending Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) clinic at Bukoba Municipality, Tanzania

The prevalence of bacteriuria in HIV-infected women was relatively high. The pathogens were most resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, penicillin and amoxicillin clavulanic acid and more than two-third were MDR. The findings emphasize that the use of antimicrobial agents should be supported by culture and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) results.