Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organisms
<p><strong> </strong>Untreated bacteriuria during pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. It is cost effective to screen for bacteriuria if the prevalence rate is 2% or more. The prevalence rate in this study was 3.6%. The 67% of the aetilogical agen...
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| author | Jennifer Perera Cyril Randeniya Piyumi Perera Nimesha Gamhewage Renuka Jayalatharchchi |
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| description | <p><strong> </strong>Untreated bacteriuria during pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. It is cost effective to screen for bacteriuria if the prevalence rate is 2% or more. The prevalence rate in this study was 3.6%. The 67% of the aetilogical agents belonged to the coliform group balance 33% were staphylococci. All isolates were sensitive to nitrofurantoin. There was no association between bacteriuria and risk factors, gestational diabetes, past urinary tract infection, multiparity, advanced maternal age, lower education level, advanced gestational age, and lower socioeconomic status. Screening of pregnant mothers is reported to be cost effective if the prevalence rates are ≥2%. It is recommended to screen pregnant mothers early in their pregnancy and treat those with significant bacteriuria as this would significantly minimize the adverse maternal and foetal outcomes.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3810">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3810</a></p> <p><em>Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases </em>Vol.2(1) 2012: 41-45</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4804aec2a86f45b9907d15c8bbdcd9132022-12-22T03:36:09ZengSri Lankan Society for MicrobiologySri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases2012-81692448-96542012-01-0121424610.4038/sljid.v2i1.38103374Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organismsJennifer Perera0Cyril Randeniya1Piyumi Perera2Nimesha Gamhewage3Renuka Jayalatharchchi4Senior Professor of Microbiology Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of ColomboAssociate Professor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of ColomboResearch Assistant Department of Microbiology Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri LankaResearch Assistant Department of Microbiology Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri LankaMedical Laboratory Technologist Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo<p><strong> </strong>Untreated bacteriuria during pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. It is cost effective to screen for bacteriuria if the prevalence rate is 2% or more. The prevalence rate in this study was 3.6%. The 67% of the aetilogical agents belonged to the coliform group balance 33% were staphylococci. All isolates were sensitive to nitrofurantoin. There was no association between bacteriuria and risk factors, gestational diabetes, past urinary tract infection, multiparity, advanced maternal age, lower education level, advanced gestational age, and lower socioeconomic status. Screening of pregnant mothers is reported to be cost effective if the prevalence rates are ≥2%. It is recommended to screen pregnant mothers early in their pregnancy and treat those with significant bacteriuria as this would significantly minimize the adverse maternal and foetal outcomes.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3810">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i1.3810</a></p> <p><em>Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases </em>Vol.2(1) 2012: 41-45</p>https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/3810asymptomatic bacteriuriapregnancyprevalencerisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Perera Cyril Randeniya Piyumi Perera Nimesha Gamhewage Renuka Jayalatharchchi Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organisms Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases asymptomatic bacteriuria pregnancy prevalence risk factors |
| title | Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organisms |
| title_full | Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organisms |
| title_fullStr | Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organisms |
| title_short | Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: prevalence, risk factors and causative organisms |
| title_sort | asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy prevalence risk factors and causative organisms |
| topic | asymptomatic bacteriuria pregnancy prevalence risk factors |
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