Prevalence of urinary tract infection in adult women.
Five hundred adult women of Sylhet town of different socio-economic status were screened to detect urinary tract infection by a random "door-to-door" survey. Significant bacteriuria was considered as an important criterion in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection. Pyuria with bacteriuria was, but without bacteriuria was not, considered a good evidence of infection. The ratio between the asymptomatic and symptomatic bacteriuria was found to be 7:1. The significance of asymptomatic bacteriuria in preventive medicine has been stressed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000453:epidemiology; D001459:Bangladesh; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology