Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy in Port Harcourt

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