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The Prevalence of Urogenital Infections in Pregnant Women Experiencing Preterm and Full-Term Labor
Joint Authors
Gonçalves, Ana Katherine
Junior, José Eleutério
Passos, Mauro R. L.
Giraldo, Paulo César
Araújo, Edilson D.
Amaral, Rose Luce Gomes do
Source
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Urogenital infections are extremely prevalent during pregnancy and are an important cause of premature labor.
However, the prevalence of urogenital infections during childbirth is not well known.
Objective.
Identify urogenital infections present at the beginning of labor in both full-term and preterm pregnancies.
Study Design.
Ninety-four women were admitted to the inpatient maternity clinic of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).
In total, 49 women in preterm labor and 45 women in full-term labor were included in the study, and samples of urinary, vaginal, and perianal material were collected for microbiological analysis.
Results.
The prevalences of general infections in the preterm labor group and the full-term labor group were 49.0% and 53.3% (P=0.8300), respectively.
Urogenital infections in the preterm and full-term labor groups included urinary tract infection in 36.7% and 22.2% of women, vaginal candidiasis in 20.4% and 28.9% of women, bacterial vaginosis in 34.7% and 28.9% of women, and group B streptococcus in 6.1% and 15.6% of women, respectively.
Conclusions.
Urogenital infections were prevalent in women in preterm labor and full-term labor; however, significant differences between the groups were not observed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Giraldo, Paulo César& Araújo, Edilson D.& Junior, José Eleutério& Amaral, Rose Luce Gomes do& Passos, Mauro R. L.& Gonçalves, Ana Katherine. 2012. The Prevalence of Urogenital Infections in Pregnant Women Experiencing Preterm and Full-Term Labor. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Giraldo, Paulo César…[et al.]. The Prevalence of Urogenital Infections in Pregnant Women Experiencing Preterm and Full-Term Labor. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Giraldo, Paulo César& Araújo, Edilson D.& Junior, José Eleutério& Amaral, Rose Luce Gomes do& Passos, Mauro R. L.& Gonçalves, Ana Katherine. The Prevalence of Urogenital Infections in Pregnant Women Experiencing Preterm and Full-Term Labor. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505553