Laboratory aspects of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy

A total of 1,661 pregnant women aged between 13 and 45 years were screened for bacteriuria by urine culture. Of the 1,661 culture results, 615 (37%) yielded no growth; 728 (43.8%) yielded no significant growth (presence of <10(5) organisms/ml urine of one or more types of bacteria); 286 (17.2%) y...

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Published in:	Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 575 - 580
Main Authors:	MOHAMMAD, Marlyn, MAHDY, Zaleha A, OMAR, Jamil, MAAN, Noorashikin, JAMIL, M. A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bangkok Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 01-09-2002
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Analysis. Health state Bacteriuria - diagnosis Bacteriuria - drug therapy Bacteriuria - epidemiology Bacteriuria - microbiology Biological and medical sciences Drug Resistance, Bacterial Epidemiology Female General aspects Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Incidence Malaysia - epidemiology Management. Prenatal diagnosis Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Pilot Projects Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - microbiology Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta Prenatal Diagnosis - methods Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Urinalysis - methods Asia Malaysia Human Urinary system disease Pregnancy disorders Bacteriuria Drug susceptibility test Clinical form Asymptomatic Urinary tract disease Medical screening Epidemiology Pregnancy Infection Association Microbiological investigation Treatment Urinary system Etiology Adult Female Public health
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