The Proportion of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in a Primary Health Centre Medan, Indonesia

Putri Wulandari, Rina Yunita

2019

Abstract

Pregnancy is a risk factor for urinary tract infection (UTI). UTI in pregnant women is generally asymptomatic bacteriuria. Although asymptomatic, 40% of asymptomatic bacteriuria can develop into symptomatic UTI if left untreated, this condition can increase lower weight in infants and premature labor. Screening and treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria reduce the risk of symptomatic UTI and complications. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women at the Padang Bulan Health Center Medan. This study is a descriptive study with a crosssectional design involving 50 pregnant women who came to the Padang Bulan Health Center. Data was obtained by taking the central portion of urine and examine them for UTI. The results of the study found significant bacteriuria as many as in 14 pregnant women (28.0%) with Escherichia coli (28.6%) as the most common bacteria. The highest proportion was found in women aged 16-25 (57.1%), with income <Rp.1,000,000, had sexual activity in the last 2 weeks (64.3%), nullipara (71.4%), and with gestational age 13-26 weeks (50.0%). Meropenem, ceftazidime, and nitrofurantoin were the antimicrobials still effective against these isolates.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wulandari P. and Yunita R. (2019). The Proportion of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in a Primary Health Centre Medan, Indonesia.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI, ISBN 978-989-758-469-5, pages 247-252. DOI: 10.5220/0009864102470252

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ictromi19,
author={Putri Wulandari and Rina Yunita},
title={The Proportion of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in a Primary Health Centre Medan, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,},
year={2019},
pages={247-252},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009864102470252},
isbn={978-989-758-469-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,
TI - The Proportion of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in a Primary Health Centre Medan, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-469-5
AU - Wulandari P.
AU - Yunita R.
PY - 2019
SP - 247
EP - 252
DO - 10.5220/0009864102470252