title: The prevalence of urinary tract infections in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Microbiologic evidence of urinary tract infection was studied in 447 pregnant women with (n = 149) or without (control group, n = 298) gestational diabetes mellitus after mid-pregnancy. Laboratory investigations included chemical analysis, microscopic examination and culture of a clean midstream voided urine specimen. Nineteen women (4.2%) had asymptomatic bacteriuria (7 study, 12 control, P=0.7). Of these, 7 (38%) developed symptomatic infection despite treatment with antibiotics (2 study, 5 control, P=0.7) and 6 (31%) had recurrent bacteriuria later in pregnancy (3 study, 3 control, P=0.3). Twelve more women (2.6%) had symptomatic infection (5 study, 7 control, P=0.5), 7 had acute cystitis (3 study, 4 control, P=0.5) and 5 had acute pyelonephritis (2 study, 3 control, P=0.7). Escherichia coli was the commonest pathogen, accounting for 22 (71%) infection episodes. Gestational diabetes mellitus was not associated with increased risk of urinary tract infections nor of maternal and perinatal morbidity as a result of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Rizk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology