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- F A Orrett, M Balbirsingh, and L Carrington.
- Department of Microbiology/Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, U.W.I., Trinidad.
- W Indian Med J. 1995 Mar 1; 44 (1): 28-31.
AbstractThe prevalence and socio-biological relations of bacteriuria in Trinidadian pregnant women were investigated. The prevalence of bacteriuria was found to be 16.7% and it was more common in the 30-39 year age group, among parous women, among Negroes, and in patients with a low family income and overcrowded living conditions. Symptoms were present in 19% of bacteriuric patients and almost one-third gave a past history of urinary tract infection. Only 10% had been previously exposed to sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhea and herpetic genital infections. Because of the serious consequences to mother and foetus, we advocate quantitative urine cultures for all antenatal patients, especially those coming from disadvantaged socio-economic conditions.
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