title: Bacteriuria of pregnancy--an update on significance, diagnosis and management.
abstract: Bacteriuria of pregnancy is a common condition which is thought to be associated with serious sequelae in mother and fetus. A programme of screening, treatment and follow-up is likely to be cost-effective, but will depend on local prevalences of bacteriuria and pyelonephritis. If treatment is undertaken, nitrofurantoin and cephalexin are both safe and effective and have resistance rates of below 10%. Amoxycillin is also safe, but resistance rates in Escherichia coli are about 40%. A 7 day course of treatment remains advisable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bint
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*