Incidence of urinary tract infection during pregnancy

Incidence of Urinary tract infection was determined in 164 pregnant women presented at DHQ Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. The cases with significant bacteriuria [> 10 5 organisms/ml of Urine] were 9.7% of total. 76% of the patients were less than 30 years of age with mean of 28 years. In the symptomatic group the frequency of UTI was 12.5% while in the asymptomatic group it was about 4.0%. Pyuria was found in 13.4% of the total cases. Albumin and Glucose in Urine were found to be 6% and 3% respectively. The organisms isolated were E. Coli [56.3%] Staphylococcus [25.0%] Klebsiella Spp [12.5%] and proteus Spp [6.2%]. Most of them were sensitive to Minocin, gentamicin, claforan, whereas the sensitivity to Amoxil, Dalacin, Fosfomycin and Doxycyclin was variable