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INFECTIONSINPREGNANCY
11th Lecture
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UTI During Pregnancy
Hormonal and mechanical changes put even a womanwho is not pregnant at risk for urinary stasis and
ureterovesical reflux
along with a short urethra and difficulty with hygiene
due a distended uterus, cause urinary tract infections(UTIs) to become a common occurrence for pregnant
women.
E.coli 77%, Klebsiella,Classifications:Asymptomatic bacteriuria,
Cystitis ,30% symptomatic UTI (Pyelonephritis)
UTIs occur in two general settings: community-acquired
and hospital (nosocomially) acquired
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Risk Factors for UTI in women:
Hx of previous UTI