Journal Article

Prevalence, Clinico-Bacteriological Profile, and Antibiotic Resistance of Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant Women

Zuhaira, Dean Allah Layth, Syed, Mariyam, Dube, Rajani, Kar, Subhranshu Sekhar, Al-Zuheiri, Shatha Taher Salman, Harilal, Lekshmi

2022

Overview

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common complication in pregnancy. The prevalence varies between countries. This research aims at estimating the prevalence, clinico-bacteriological profile, antibiotic resistance, and risk factor analysis of symptomatic UTI in pregnancy. Method: This is a prospective observational study conducted at the Abdullah Bin Omran Hospital, RAK, UAE, from March 2019 to February 2020. All pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic during this period were given a pre-validated questionnaire for the symptoms of UTI. In symptomatic patients, urine was sent for microscopy, culture, and sensitivity. Women were treated for UTI and were followed up for the rest of the pregnancy. Data analysis was performed by SPSS software version 24 using descriptive statistics and comparisons with significance at a p-value of <0.05. Results: The prevalence of symptomatic UTI was 17.9%. E.coli was the commonest isolate followed by Group B streptococcus. The commonest symptom reported was loin pain and the most common risk factor was diabetes. Women with risk factors are significantly more likely to have culture-positive UTIs. Most of the pathogens were sensitive to cefuroxime and benzyl penicillin. Risk of preterm labor was higher. Conclusions: Regular antenatal care and routine urine testing in all visits are recommended for early detection and treatment of UTI.

• Publisher: MDPI AG,MDPI
• Subject: Abdomen / Anemia / Antibiotic resistance / Antibiotics / antimicrobial resistance / Asymptomatic / Bacterial infections / bacteriological profile of UTI / Body mass index / Cefuroxime / clinical profile of UTI / Data analysis / Diabetes / Diabetes mellitus / E coli / Factor analysis / Fever / Health risks / Hematuria / Infections / Microscopy / Organisms / Pain / Pathogens / Penicillin / Pregnancy / Pregnancy complications / pregnancy outcome in UTI / Resistance factors / Risk analysis / Risk factors / Socioeconomic factors / Statistical analysis / Streptococcus infections / symptomatic UTI / Urinary tract / urinary tract infection in pregnancy / Urinary tract infections / Urine / Urogenital system