25. Frequency of Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women Based on Urine Routine Examination and Culture and Sensitivity in a Tertiary Care Centre in Rawalpindi
Touseef Fatima, Faiza Ibrar and Nosheen Akhtar
ABSTRACT
Objective: Urinary pregnancy is commonly affected by urinary tract infection and Escherichia coli is the most common causative organism. Asymptomatic bacteriuria can lead to cystitis or pyelonephritis. 10% of the women visiting outdoor clinics have UTI and 15% of women can have a UTI at any time during their life. Purpose of this study was to find out the frequency of urinary tract infection in pregnant women in our setting. Study Design: Observational study.
Place and duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Gynecology outpatient Department Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi. Study data was collected over six months from 8th May till 7th November 2009. Materials and Methods: 117 patients with symptoms of UTI were included on the study. Patients were selected through non probability consecutive sampling from outpatient clinics of department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi.
Results: The mean age of the affected patients was 31.46 ± 6.5 years. The mean gestational age was 167.56 ± 65.84 days. The mean gravidity was 4.43 ± 2.80. The mean parity was 3.05 ± 2.30. UTI diagnosed by urine analysis and culture and sensitivity was 20.5%. Frequency of UTI in 1st, 2nd and third trimester was 29.1%, 33.3% and 37.5% respectively. Escherichia Coli was isolated in 58.3%, Pseudomonas in 16.6%, Klebsiella in 8.3%, Staphylococcus aureus in 8.3% and Proteus spp. in 8.3%.
Conclusion: Urinary tract infection when diagnosed using urine analysis and culture & sensitivity is a frequent finding among pregnant women.
Keywords: Urinary tract infection, pregnancy, urine routine examination, microscopy, culture and sensitivity.
Citation of articles: Fatima T, Ibrar F, Akhtar N. Frequency of Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women Based on Urine Routine Examination and Culture and Sensitivity in a Tertiary Care Centre in Rawalpindi. Med Forum 2017;28(9):100-104.