dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among Libyan
International Medical University (LIMU) students, Urine samples were collected from 12 males and 12
females, The materials were grown on blood agar and MacConkey agar. significant Growth was observed
in 8.33 % of the samples while there was no significant growth in 45% of the samples and no growth about
45% , The majority of people with asymptomatic bacteriuria will never develop symptomatic urinary tract
infections, and asymptomatic bacteriuria will have no deleterious effects, The most prevalent species
identified from individuals with asymptomatic bacteriuria are Escherichia coli and gram-negative bacilli. | en_US |