Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 35, 2015 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
163
Views
6
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
OBSTETRICS

Predictors of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in a low-resource setting

J. O. AwolekeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
,
A. I. AdanikinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
D. D. AjayiDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
&
O. S. AyosanmiDepartment of Family Medicine, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Pages 25-29 | Published online: 16 Jul 2014

References

  • Abdullah AA, Al-Moslih MI. 2005. Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 11:1045–1052.
  • Akerele J, Abhulimen P, Okonofua F. 2001. Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in Benin City, Nigeria. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 21:141–144.
  • Amadi ES, Enemuo OB, Uneke CJ, Nwosu OK, Onyeagba RA, Ugbogu OC. 2007. Asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Journal of Medical Sciences 7:698–700.
  • American Diabetes Association. 2009. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care 32:S62–S67.
  • Awolude OA, Adesina OA, Oladokun A, Mutiu WB, Adewole IF. 2010. Asymptomatic bacteriuria among HIV positive pregnant women. Virulence 1:130–133.
  • Awonuga DA, Fawole AO, Dada-Adegbola HA, Olola FA, Awonuga OM. 2010. Predictors of asymptomatic bacteriuria among obstetric population in Ibadan. Nigerian Medical Journal 19:188–193.
  • Baill IC, Witter FR. 1990. Sickle trait and its association with birthweight and urinary tract infections in pregnancy. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 33:19–21.
  • Enayat K, Fariba F, Bahram N. 2008. Asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women referred to outpatient clinics in Sanandaj, Iran. International Brazilian Journal of Urology 34:699–707.
  • Faro S, Fenner DE. 1998. Urinary tract infections. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 41:744–754.
  • Fatima N, Ishrat S. 2006. Frequency and risk factors of asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan 16:273–275.
  • Imade PE, Izekor PE, Eghafona NO, Enabulele OI, Ophori E. 2010. Asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women. North American Journal of Medical Sciences 2:263–266.
  • Kehinde OK, Adedapo KS, Aimaikhu CO, Odukogbe AA, Olayemi O, Salako B. 2011. Significant bacteriuria among asymptomatic antenatal clinic attendees in Ibadan, Nigeria. Tropical Medicine and Health 39: 73–76.
  • Naber KG, Bergman B, Bishop MC, Bjerklund-Johansen TE, Botto H, Lobel B et al. 2001. EAU guidelines for the management of urinary and male genital tract infections. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Working Group of the Health Care Office (HCO) of the European Association of Urology (EAU). European Urology 40:576–588.
  • Nicolle LE, Bradley S, Colgan R, Rice JC, Schaeffer A, Hooton TM. 2005. Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases 440:643–654.
  • Oyetunji JA, Ahmed Y, Nwobodo EI, Airede LR, Ekele BA. 2006. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy in Sokoto, Nigeria. Sahel Medical Journal 9:1–6.
  • Patterson TF, Andriole VT. 2003. Bacteriuria in pregnancy. Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases 5:81–87.
  • Romero R, Oyarzun E, Mazor M. 1989. Meta-analysis of the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and preterm delivery/low birth weight. Obstetrics and Gynecology 73:576–582.
  • Schnarr J, Smaill F. 2008. Asymptomatic bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infection in pregnancy. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 38(Suppl 2):50–57.
  • Sharma P, Thapa L. 2007. Acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy: a retrospective study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 47:313–315.
  • Smaill F. 2007. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy. Best Practice and Research. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology 21:439–450.
  • Thurman AR, Steed LL, Hulsey T, Soper DE. 2006. Bacteriuria in pregnant women with sickle cell trait. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 194:1366–1370.
  • US Preventative Services Task Force. 2008. Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria: U.S. Preventative Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. Annals of Internal Medicine 149:43–47.
  • Whalley P. 1967. Bacteriuria of pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 97:723–738.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.