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This experimental study was intended at assessing the antimicrobial efficacy of Jatropha curcasleaves and stem bark extracts singly on Escherichia colia knowngram-negative bacterium and a common contributing instrument of urinary tract infection UTI in diabetic females attending Kitui County hospital in Kitui County Kenya

This is an Experimental and Cross-sectional method of research in which the Escherichia coliclinicalisolates were obtained from diabetic females identified with UTI at Kitui County Referrals Hospital and transported to Mount Kenya University. CrudeJatropha Curcasleaves and stem barks were harvested from Kitui County and Phytochemistry analysis done atEast African Herbarium in the National Museums of Kenya then after were subjected to clinical isolates of Escherichia colifor antimicrobial efficacy by evaluating their Minimum Inhibition Concentration and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration at Mount Kenya University Microbiology Laboratory

Minimum Inhibition Concentrations produced Negative results and thus Minimum Bactericidal Concentration procedure was not done. A prevalence rate of 69 of Escherichia coliisolates as the causative agent of UTIs in diabetic females of Kitui County Kenya was noted.

This study showed thatJatropha curcasleaves and stem bark extracts singly and as a concoction are bacterial static against E. coliin Urinary Tract Infections of diabetic females and a prevalence rate of 69 of Escherichia coliclinical isolates as the causative agent of Urinary tract infection in diabetic females of Kitui County locality Kenya.

1. Failure to proceed to Minimum BactericidalConcentration from Minimum Inhibition Concentration as it is shownin tables 4 and 5there wasa static indication of the plant extracts to E.coliorganism and thus further additional studies is worth onthe medicinal plant.2. There is need of further immunological analysis of Jatropha curcas crude extract of diabetic female with UTI for a bacterial static indicator may be a sign ofimmunological booster to the diabetic females with UTI.3. Follow up of this study using clinical isolates from different body parts is needed.4 Evaluation of adverse reactions is paramount

Jatropha curcas Escherichia coli Urinary tract infection UTIs