Open AccessImpact of genital hygiene and sexual activity on urinary tract infection during pregnancy
Author(s) -
AlsayedSaad Abdelaziz,
YaserAli Badran,
TarekAhmed El-Kashef,
MahmoudMohamad Ali
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.157971
Subject(s) - medicine , genital tract , urinary system , hygiene , pregnancy , sex organ , obstetrics , physiology , biology , pathology , genetics
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection commonly occurring during pregnancy. The incidence of UTI in pregnant women depends on parity, race, and socioeconomic status and can be as high as 8%.
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