BACKGROUND Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is the major risk factor for symptomatic urinary tract infection during pregnancy. Screening and identification of bacteriuria during pregnancy have been recommended. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and pattern of asymptomatic bacteriuria associated with pregnancy. METHODS The study was a descriptive, cross sectional survey of pattern o...

BACKGROUND Infections are known to be a major complication of stroke patients. In this study, we evaluated the risk of community-acquired bacteriuria among stroke patients, the associated factors, and the causative organisms. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving 70 stroke patients and 83 age- and sex-matched, apparently healthy controls. Urine specimens were collected from all t...

Background and Objective: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is bacteria in the properly collected urine of a patient, leading to a urinary tract infection with no symptoms. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a common complication in clinical practice with an increasing prevalence due to increase of age. The present study investigated the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women receiving ant...

pregnant women are at increased risk for urinary tract infection (uti) but in many cases infection is asymptomatic. this study was performed to determine the incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and pyuria in pregnant women. a total of 86 pregnant women during first trimester and 56 nonpregnant women were evaluated. all subjects were clinically identified to have no signs and symptoms of uti. ...

asymptomatic bacteriuria is prevalent during pregnancy. it can lead to pyelonephritis, premature pregnancy and low birth weight. in this prospective study, to determine prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic bacteriuria, 205 consecutive pregnant women who visited our prenatal care clinic in mirza-koochakkhan hospital and had no urinary symptom were entered. patients data were recorded usin...

BACKGROUND No guidelines exist concerning treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in renal transplant recipients (RTR). Because of scarce clinical symptoms and fear of complications, such episodes are frequently treated based on subjective criteria without clear clinical benefit, with the risk of selecting resistant pathogens. METHODS We retrospectively analysed the outcome of 334 asymptomatic ...

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common type of infection among residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). The presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among LTCF residents brings challenges to onsite health professionals. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and related factors of aymptomatic bacteriuria among the institutionalized elderly in Taiwan. MET...

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common. Populations with structural or functional abnormalities of the genitourinary tract may have an exceedingly high prevalence of bacteriuria, but even healthy individuals frequently have positive urine cultures. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is seldom associated with adverse outcomes. Pregnant women and individuals who are to undergo traumatic genitourinary intervent...

Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is the occurrence of bacteria in urine sample without any clinical symptoms. The odds asymptomatic increase due to hormonal growth during pregnancy. Methodology: data was collected from a size 167 pregnant women using self-structured questionnaire. questionnaire based on two sections. tested Cronbach alpha. convenient sampling. frequency distribution risk fa...

Infections of the urinary tract (UTI) are one of the most common infections for which antibiotics are prescribed. Asymptomatic bacteriuria, or asymptomatic urinary infection, is a common condition (Nicolle, 2003). Based on the microbiological definition, urinary tract infections are characterized by the presence of ≥105 colony-forming units per ml (CFUs/mL) of a single bacterial species or mult...