Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Antibacterial Susceptibility Patterns in an Obstetric Population
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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Antibacterial Susceptibility Patterns in an Obstetric Population
Introduction. Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), occurring in 2-11% of pregnancies, is a major predisposition to the development of pyelonephritis, which is associated with obstetrical complications, such as preterm labor and low birth weight infants. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ASB, the antibacterial susceptibilities of the isolated microorganisms and the associated r...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-4436,2090-4444
DOI: 10.5402/2011/721872