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Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most commonly occurring bacterial infections in women (Colgan R and Williams, 2011).
Asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) is a common complication during pregnancy, with a prevalence of 2–10%.It has been associated with a greater incidence of symptomaticurinary tract infection (UTI), as well as fetal and obstetric complications. Appropriate treatment reduces the incidence of UTI by 80–90%, as well as the risk of a premature birth and low-birth-weight baby (Mittendorf et al., 1992).
All women included in the study were counseled regarding mode of intervention and informed consent was obtained. All cases were subjected to complete history taking, routine antenatal examination and investigations including complete blood picture, kidney functions and urine analysis, treatment of genital infection if diagnosed. Routine obstetric ultrasound examination.
In the current study, there were no significant differences between the two groups, regarding the basic demographic data as there were no significant differences between women of both groups regarding age, parity and gestational age. Also, there were no significant differences between women of both groups regarding the initial urine analysis and culture parameters. This contributed to decreasing confounding variables between both groups leading to homogenous distribution of the patients among the two groups.