Asymptomatic bacteriuria in a university teaching hospital in Southern Nigeria: Prevalence, uropathogens, and antibiotic susceptibility

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in a university teaching hospital in Southern Nigeria: Prevalence, uropathogens, and antibiotic susceptibility

Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) has been documented as the main risk factor for the development of symptomatic urinary tract infection in pregnancy and is associated with maternal and fetal complications. Objective: To determine the ASB prevalence, the causative microorganisms, their drug...

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Main Authors: Imaobong O Inwang, Augustine V Umoh, Aniekan M Abasiattai, Ifeanyi A Onwuezobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
asymptomatic bacteriuria
infection of the urinary tract
southern nigeria
uyo
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2021;volume=30;issue=4;spage=383;epage=389;aulast=Inwang

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