title: Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
abstract: To determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy, midstream urine samples from 505 pregnant women in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, were screened using urine culture and urinalysis. Urine cultures showed heavy growth (> or = 10(5) colony forming units/mL) in 4.8% (24/505) of the samples; 16/24 (66.7%) of these isolates were Escherichia coli. Microscopic examination had the highest sensitivity (67%), while nitrite dipstick testing showed the highest specificity and positive predictive value (99% and 57% respectively). Antibiotic sensitivity tests carried out on the positive culture samples showed high sensitivity to gentamicin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and fosfomycin.
authors.affiliation: College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. ridhaabdullah@sharjah.ac.ae
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Al-Moslih
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000592:standards; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009572:Nitrite Reductases; D018579:Patient Selection; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D015995:Prevalence; D011934:Reagent Strips / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012703:Serotyping; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips; D009572:Nitrite Reductases; C021443:leukocyte esterase; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases