Peripartum Bacteruria and Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2005-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

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.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parturients planned for vaginal delivery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parturients receiving antibiotic treatment during delivery or in the week before