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Urinary tract infections during pregnancy in South Carolina
S McDermott1, L Szwejbka, H Mann
1Family Practice Center, 6 Richland Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203, USA.
Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association (1975)
|May 31, 2001
Abstract:
This study presents evidence that over 20 percent of pregnant women with a UTI in South Carolina did not have an antibiotic pharmacy claim within 14 days of diagnosis. Untreated maternal UTI in pregnancy was associated with a 22 percent increased risk for MR/DD in the infant compared to the risk for women who had a UTI and a pharmacy claim for an antibiotic and 31 percent increased risk compared to women who did not have a UTI. The importance of medications compliance should be emphasized in the care of pregnant women.