Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

Odaro Imade,Blessing Ashi-Ingwu,Maureen Okwu,Obhioze Augustine Akpoka,Mitsan Olley

doi:10.30699/ijmm.15.2.227

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https://doi.org/10.30699/ijmm.15.2.227

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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

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Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) or asymptomatic urinary infection is the isolation of bacteria, with bacterial counts of ≥ 105 colonyforming units per milliliter (cfu/mL), from appropriately voided and collected urine specimens from an individual with no acute signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections [1, 2, 3]
The bacteria isolated in the samples were Streptococcus, Proteus, Klebsiella and Micrococcus species as well as Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus
Routine culture test should be carried out for all antenatal women to detect asymptomatic bacteriuria and all positive cases should be treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy to prevent any obstetric complications which are associated with pregnancy

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Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) or asymptomatic urinary infection is the isolation of bacteria, with bacterial counts of ≥ 105 cfu/mL, from appropriately voided and collected urine specimens from an individual with no acute signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections [1, 2, 3]. Pregnant women identified with ASB have 20 to 30 folds increased risk of developing asymptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI), acute cystitis and pyelonephritis, compared with those without bacteriuria. They are more likely to experience premature delivery with infants with low birth weight [7]. Prospective comparative clinical trials have consistently reported that antimicrobial treatment of ASB identified and treated in early pregnancy can decrease the risk of subsequent pyelonephritis later in pregnancy from 20 – 30 % to 1 – 4 % with improved fetal outcomes [7]. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is bacteria in the properly collected urine of a patient, leading to a urinary tract infection with no symptoms. The present study investigated the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women receiving antenatal care in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

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