%0 Journal Article %T Prevalence of microorganisms associated with Pelvic inflammatory disease in reproductive aged women in Onitsha North, Anambra state, Nigeria %J Novel Research in Microbiology Journal %I The National Information and Documentation Centre (NIDOC) affiliated to the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) %Z 2537-0286 %A E.M., Eze %A V.N., Unegbu %A C.U., Ezebialu %A I.R., Nneji %D 2018 %\ 12/01/2018 %V 2 %N 6 %P 147-155 %! Prevalence of microorganisms associated with Pelvic inflammatory disease in reproductive aged women in Onitsha North, Anambra state, Nigeria %K Bacteria %K yeast %K protozoa %K Women %K Pelvic disease %K Nigeria %R 10.21608/NRMJ.2018.22707 %X The prevalence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and its associated microbes among reproductive aged women in Onitsha north, Anambra state, Nigeria, were investigated. A total of 500 reproductive aged women between the ages of 10 - 50 years were examined; where 300 of them showed positive results. A total of 640 microorganisms were isolated. Nine (9) microbial genera were recovered consisting of seven bacterial genera; one yeast sp. and one protozoan isolate. Monomicrobial growth was recorded in 53 (7.17%), polymicrobial growth in 23 (7.7%) and bacterio-fungal growth in 10 cases (33%). Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 150 (50%) cases; followed by Escherichia coli 125 (41.7%), Streptococcus pyogenes 15 (5%), Klebsiella pneumonia 55 (18.3%), Proteus mirabilis 25 (8.3 %), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 64 (21.3%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae 62 (20.7%), Candida albicans 56 (18.7%), and Trichomonas vaginalis 88 (29.3%), respectively. Frequency of occurrence was predominant with the age groups of 21-30 and 31-40 years; conversely was least in ages of 10-20 and those age >51 years; respectively. There was significant statistical difference between microbial infection and the age-group (p<0.05). PID is a major public health problem, thus needs to be prevented and controlled. %U https://nrmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_227477_dc0f9400063d4beac8e86a9adc62f516.pdf