Peripartum Bacteruria and Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2005-06-01
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Summary
In the last years urinary tract infections (UTI) and pyelonephritis have been the most common
reason for readmission to our hospital after birth. UTI is know to be one of the leading
causes of postpartum fever affecting about 3%-8% of all postpartum women.
The investigators hypothesize that collecting urine cultures pre- and postnatally may help
identify women at risk for developing UTI, while treating women with positive cultures could
decrease the rehospitalization rate due to postpartum fever. Collecting data during delivery
may help identify women at risk for this complication.