title: Urinary tract infections during pregnancy - an updated overview.
abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of infection during pregnancy, affecting up to 10% of pregnant women. They are also recognized as the second most common ailment of pregnancy, after anemia. Three clinical types of pregnancy-related UTI are distinguished: asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), cystitis, and pyelonephritis. A particular form of ASB is the presence of Group B streptococci in the urinary tract of the pregnant woman. All clinical types of UTI may lead to serious maternal and fetal complications. Therefore, unlike in the nonpregnant female patient, all UTIs during pregnancy, including the asymptomatic infection, require treatment. In some patients, antibiotic prophylaxis should also be introduced. In the present work, we collectively summarize current practical recommendations from a number of international bodies and organizations.
authors.affiliation: Women's Health Center GYNEKA, Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Szweda
authors.affiliation: Women's Health Center GYNEKA, Kraków, Poland, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jóźwik
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords:  Group B streptococci colonization;  cystitis;  pregnancy;  pyelonephritis;  urinary tract infection ; asymptomatic bacteriuria