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Maternofetal outcome of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
- Source :
- Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 27, No 1 (2017), The Pan African Medical Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- African Field Epidemiology Network, 2017.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Asymptomatic bacteriuria has been reported to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. This study sought to determine the prevalence and complications of asymptomatic bacteriuria amongst parturient in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). Methods: The study was a prospective cohort study involving 220 eligible antenatal attendees. Urine culture and sensitivity was conducted for each participant and the fetomaternal outcome between affected and unaffected women were compared and p value
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Bacteriuria
prevalence
030232 urology & nephrology
Nigeria
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Port Harcourt
Cohort Studies
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Medicine
Rupture of membranes
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective Studies
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Prospective cohort study
Hospitals, Teaching
Asymptomatic Infections
Asymptomatic bacteriuria, prevalence, fetomaternal outcome, Port Harcourt
Asphyxia
Bacteria
business.industry
Obstetrics
Research
fetomaternal outcome
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy Outcome
General Medicine
medicine.disease
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Low birth weight
Nitrofurantoin
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Asymptomatic bacteriuria
medicine.drug
Cohort study
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19378688
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pan African Medical Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0b77b0892a80a149f4971fae9033d7ce