Open AccessPredictors of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Obstetric Population in Ibadan
Author(s) -
DA Awonuga,
A O Fawole,
Hannah Dada-Adegbola,
F. A. Olola,
OM Awonuga
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i2.56517
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteriuria , pregnancy , obstetrics , asymptomatic bacteriuria , gynecology , asymptomatic , urinary system , population , cross sectional study , pathology , environmental health , genetics , biology
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is the major risk factor for symptomatic urinary tract infection during pregnancy. Screening and identification of bacteriuria during pregnancy have been recommended. The general objective of the study was to determine the pattern as well as possible predictors of asymptomatic bacteriuria at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.