Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Department of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria
Research Article
Comparative Study of Asymptomatic bacteruria among HIV-Positive and Negative Pregnant Women in a Teaching Hospital in Southern, Nigeria
Author(s): Aniekan Monday Abasiattai*, Ovie David Okupa, Emmanuel Columba Inyang-Etoh and Gabriel Mattias Abah
Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in pregnancy is associated with serious fetal and maternal consequences and its occurrence is increased by HIV infection. This study sought to compare the prevalence of ASB among HIV- positive and HIV- negative pregnant women in the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. Methods: One hundred and twenty-one HIV-positive pregnant women and a similar number of matched HIVnegative pregnant women were studied. Socio-demographic characteristics, and clinical data were collected from eligible women and their mid-stream urine samples sent for microscopy, culture and sensitivity. A diagnosis of ASB was made if there was presence of >105 colonies of a single bacterial specie per milliliter of urine. Results: Asymptomatic bacteriuria’s prevalence was 8.3% and among the HIV- positive pregnant women, the prevalence was 11.6% compared to 5.0% in th.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167- 0420.23.12.691