The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Association of asymptomatic bacteriuria and preeclampsia in pregnant women

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mozhgan Rahmanian 1
Raheb Ghorbani 2
Mohamad Reza Mirza Aghaie 3
Mohsen Pourazizi 3
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Research center of social factors effective on health, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
3 Medical Student, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
10.22038/ijogi.2014.3573
Abstract
Introduction: Preeclampsia is one of the major causes of maternal mortality and also from the important causes of major fetal, neonatal, and maternal complications. Different studies have mentioned that infections during pregnancy are possible pathophysiology of preeclampsia. This study was performed with the aim to evaluate the association of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB (and preeclampsia in pregnant women.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in 2012 on 320 pregnant women referred to Amiralmomenin and Shafa hospitals of Semnan. 160 pregnant women who presented preeclampsia after 20 weeks of gestational age were selected as case group and 160 healthy pregnant women at the same gestational age as control group. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 16), t-test, and Chi-square test. PResults: The prevalence of ASB was 13.8% (22 cases) in case group and 5.6% (9 cases) in control group. The association between preeclampsia and asymptomatic bacteriuria was significant in pregnant women (P=0.027), so that, the possibility of asymptomatic bacteriuria in women with preeclampsia was 2.59 times of control group.
Conclusion: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a factor effective on preeclampsia, therefore, screening of asymptomatic bacteriuria on prenatal care are recommended.
Keywords
Bacteriuria
Preeclampsia
pregnancy
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