Assessment and Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy

Soliman , Amany A.; Hussein , Adel S.; Ahmed , Ahmed G.

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Assessment and Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy

Authors:

Soliman , Amany A. | Hussein , Adel S. | Ahmed , Ahmed G.

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2019 Vol.75 Issue 1, pp.1982-1986

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

143105

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

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Abstract:

 Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is defined as the presence of a significant amount of bacterial growth in a urine culture taken from a urine sample and the absence of symptoms of urinary infection such as pain or urgency.Asymptomatic urinary tract infection is an important risk factor for developing acute symptomatic infection later in pregnancy, and it was also associated with a preterm labor, intra-uterine growth retardation and low birth weight infants.Objective: This prospective study was aimed to assess the incidence, causative organisms, response to medication and follow-up for recurrence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant and non-pregnant women in a randomized pattern with maximum safety procedures to both mother and fetus.Patient and Methods: This study included 100 pregnant and 50 non-pregnant women were screened for the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria from March 2016 to May 2017 at AL-Zahraa University Hospital and Cairo Fatemic Hospital. All the subjects were clinically identified to have no signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection. The age ranges of the study and control groups were between 18-30 years. All were subjected to bacteriological screening of mid-stream (MSU).Results: Revealed that 4/100(14%) and 6/50(12%) were positive for asymptomatic bacteriuria in the study and control groups respectively. The most prevalent organism was the E. coli (71.4%,83.3%) in both groups respectively.Conclusion: All pregnant women should be screened for bacteriuria and subsequently treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy. Acute cystitis and pyelonephritis should be aggressively treated during pregnancy.

Article Details

Assessment and Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy

Authors:

Soliman , Amany A. | Hussein , Adel S. | Ahmed , Ahmed G.

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2019 Vol.75 Issue 1, pp.1982-1986

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

143105

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

Descriptors:

PREGNANCY

BACTERIURIA

INFECTION

BACTERIOSES

PREGNANT WOMEN

PATIENTS

EGYPT

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Culture and Sensitivity

Urinary Tract Infection

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Soliman , Amany A. | Hussein , Adel S. | Ahmed , Ahmed G.

Publisher: Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2019 Vol.75 Issue 1, pp.1982-1986

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 143105

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 20907125

pISSN: 16872002

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Soliman , Amany A. | Hussein , Adel S. | Ahmed , Ahmed G.

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2019 Vol.75 Issue 1, pp.1982-1986

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

143105

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002