Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Jun 1984
Urinary tract infection during pregnancy. Asymptomatic bacteriuria, acute cystitis, and acute pyelonephritis.
Urinary tract infection is one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy, occurring in roughly 10% of all pregnancies. The clinical entities most commonly seen are bacteriuria, acute cystitis, and acute pyelonephritis. ⋯ Patients with untreated or inadequately treated asymptomatic bacteriuria are at high risk for development of acute pyelonephritis, a serious febrile illness that can lead to major maternal and fetal complications. Patients with acute pyelonephritis should be hospitalized and treated aggressively.