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Lata R Chandel1, Anil Kanga, Kamlesh Thakur
1Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital Shimla (IGMC), Shimla, India ; Kamla Nehru Hospital Shimla (KNH), Shimla, India ; Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College & Hospital, Kangra, Tanda, HP 176001 India.
Objectives:
A prospective study was conducted in the Department of microbiology (IGMC) and the Department of obstetrics & gynecology (KNH), Shimla, and Himachal Pradesh over a period of 1 year from May 2005 to April 2006 on 463 asymptomatic pregnant females with a period of gestation (POG) 28 weeks or less. The aim was to find out the prevalence of pregnancy associated bacteriuria and bacterial causes responsible for this entity.
Methods:
The pregnant women were taught to collect the urine sample by aseptic technique which was then subjected to semi quantitative culture method.
Results:
Significant bacteriuria was present in 7.34% cases. About 78% samples were found to be sterile. Insignificant count and growth of contaminants was positive in 1 and 13% samples, respectively. The most common etiological agent came out to be E. coli followed by other gram positive and gram negative organisms.
Conclusion:
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a common occurrence which should be diagnosed and treated in early pregnancy keeping in view its adverse effects on pregnancy.
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