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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Screening and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy prevent pyelonephritis
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 169, No. 6, Year 1994
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Description
Although asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of developing pyelonephritis, the effectiveness of screening programs to reduce this risk is controversial. A sharp reduction in the annual incidence of pyelonephritis (1.8% to 0.6%, P <.001) occurred after the introduction of a program to screen and treat asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women followed at a large teaching hospital. The data provide retrospective and prospective evidence that screening and treatment programs for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy reduce the risk of pyelonephritis in a population with a moderate to high prevalence of bacteriuria. © 1994 by The University of Chicago.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gratacós, Eduard
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Vila Estapé, Jordi V.Roig
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Alonso, Pedro Luís
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Statistics
Citations: 79
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/169.6.1390
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Female