Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy in Port Harcourt

作     者：Odigie JO Anugweje KC 

作者机构：Department of Pharmacology and ToxicologyCollege of Health SciencesUniversity of Port HarcourtPort Harcourt Nigeria 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第3卷第7期

页      面：580-583页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Asymptomatic bacteriuria Leucocyte esterase Nitrate reductase Screening tests 

摘      要：Objective:To determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy,to consider the antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of involved uropathogens,to elucidate the safety profiles of antibacterial agents,and to evaluate the role of urinalysis in screening for asymptomatic ***:About 760 apparently healthy pregnant subjects attending the Antenatal Clinic of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital were randomly selected for this *** and microscopy,culture,and sensitivity tests were carried out on clean-catch midstream urine samples obtained from *** reagent strips were used for urinalysis while the standard wire loop and agar diffusion technique were respectively employed for culture and susceptibility ***:A total of 111 samples yielded moderate or severe growth on culture after 48 hours comprising 35,31,27,and 18 isolates of Staphylococcus spp.,Proteus spp.,Klebsiella spp.,and Escherichia spp,*** results were positive for the presence of nitrate reductase and leucocyte esterase activity in 17 urine samples of these 111 *** isolates showed a general sensitivity to the fluorinated quinolones and to ***:The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria is 14.6%, with the predominant organism being Staphylococcus *** used for treatment should have excellent fetal safety profiles,and a rapid screening test with a high negative predictive value for asymptomatic bacteriuria would be ideal.