Prevalence of urinary tract infection in terms of various risk factors, urinary pathogenic bacteria profile and antibiogram of isolates among pregnant women in tertiary care hospital in Chattogram Metropolitan Area

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious disease that affecting half of the population at least once during their lifetime and can lead to significant health problems. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are frequently encountered in pregnant women. The most significant factor predisposing women to UTI in pregnancy is asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Incidence of ASB in pregnancy is very common in Bangladesh. About 30% of women with untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy develop pyelonephritis, which may lead to delivery of premature or low-birth-weight infants. This risk is reduced by 70 to 80 percent if bacteriuria is eradicated. So, they must routinely be screened for and treated accordingly if ASB is found to be present. But it is not a common practice in Bangladesh and screening for ASB in pregnancy is not considered as an essential part of antenatal care (ANC) like routine checkup for albumin and sugar in urine. The aims of this study were to identify the prevalence of UTI, associated risk factors,causative organisms and their antibiogram.