Urinary Tract Infection and Bacteriuria in Pregnancy.

Abstract

Bacteriuria during pregnancy may be classified as asymptomatic bacteriuria, infections of the lower urinary tract (cystitis), or infections of the upper urinary tract (pyelonephritis). Lower tract bacteriuria is associated with an increased risk of developing pyelonephritis in pregnancy, which is itself associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Pregnant women should be screened for the presence of bacteriuria early in pregnancy. All bacteriuria in pregnancy should be treated, and antimicrobial choice in pregnancy should reflect safety for both the mother and the fetus. After treatment of bacteriuria, patients should be followed closely due to risk of recurrent bacteriuria.

• Authors: Alexander P Glaser, Anthony J Schaeffer
• Journal: The Urologic clinics of North America (Urol Clin North Am) Vol. 42 Issue 4 Pg. 547-60 (Nov 2015) ISSN: 1558-318X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26475951 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Anti-Bacterial Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Asymptomatic Infections (epidemiology, therapy)
• Bacteriuria (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Contraindications
• Cystitis (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications, Infectious (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Pyelonephritis (epidemiology, microbiology, prevention & control)
• Urinary Tract Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)