Maternal and fetal outcome in asymptomatic bacteriuria

Abstract

 Abstract
Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is associated with poor feto-maternal outcomes. This study was done to evaluate the fetal and maternal outcomes in antenatal women with asymptomatic vs symptomatic bacteriuria.
Materials and methods: A total of 1000 antenatal women who presented to the outpatient department of obstetrics and were found to have pyuria were selected. Out of them, 300 antenatal women who fit the inclusion criteria were selected and divided into two groups-one group consisting of women with asymptomatic bacteriuria and another with symptomatic bacteriuria. Demographic details, risk factors, isolated organisms from urine culture, and maternal and fetal outcomes were compared between the two groups.
Results: The Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria observed in the study population was 9.3%. E. coli was the most common organism isolated (64.3%). The commonest maternal morbidity was preterm labor (14.3%) and the commonest fetal morbidity was low birth weight (14.3%). No maternal or fetal mortality was observed.
Conclusion: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is associated with significant feto-maternal morbidity