IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 42 / Issue 5 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog1906.2015

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Original Research
Asymptomatic bacteriuria screened by catheterized samples at pregnancy term in women undergoing cesarean delivery
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1 Departments of 1Obstetrics and Gynecology, Near East University, Lefkosa (North Cyprus)
2 Infectious Diseases, Near East University, Lefkosa (North Cyprus)
3 Anesthesiology, Near East University, Lefkosa (North Cyprus)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2015, 42(5), 590–594; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog1906.2015
Published: 10 October 2015
Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of urinary tract infection (UTI) with urine samples obtained via catheterization among women undergoing cesarean delivery at term pregnancy. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 159 women in whom cesarean delivery was conducted at term pregnancy after a regular follow-up from first to third trimester. For screening and diagnosis of UTI during antenatal period, the authors used dipstick test and microscopic urinalysis, and urine culture was used in the presence of symptomatic UTI unresponsive to initial antibiotic therapy. A urine sample was obtained immediately after insertion of Foley catheter for urine dipstick test, microscopic urinalysis, and culture during cesarean delivery. Obstetric and UTI data were recorded. Results: Of 159 pregnant women, 95 (59.8%) did not develop UTI during antenatal care. There was no patient with symptomatic UTI at the admission for cesarean delivery. The authors found UTI with urine dipstick and microscopic urinalysis in 12 patients and of them, four patients had no history of UTI, and all the remaining eight patients had asymptomatic UTI during antenatal followup. UTI according to urine culture was encountered in three patients, two of them had one episode of UTI, and one had two episodes of UTI during antenatal follow-up. Conclusions: After regular antenatal follow-up screening with urine dipstick, microscopic urinalysis, and counseling of pregnant women regarding UTIs, the frequency of bacteriuria decreases considerably during cesarean delivery.
Keywords
Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Pregnancy
Cesarean delivery
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