DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i12.080

Pages: 5101-5104

Background and objective: Urinary tract infection is common in pregnancy and associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality it can be asymptomatic in about 3-7% of pregnant women in early pregnancy which may progress to UTI in late pregnancy. Aim: To isolate and identify various types of bacteria in urine sample, Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of various bacteria, Clinical response to treatment. Material and Methods: This prospective randomized study was conducted for one year from Sept 2017 to Aug 2018 in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Microbiology at Govt. Maternity hospital, Warangal, where all the antenatal patient were screened those who were in early pregnancy. Results: In antenatal outpatient 1972 patients were attended 800(40.56) antenatal patients in first trimester were taken for study without any clinical symptoms of UTI. All the patient's urine culture was advised out of which 64(8%) patients urine culture showed growth of bacteria in urine. Conclusion: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common serious cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity routine urine culture should be carried out in all antenatal patients in order to identify any unsuspecting infection, this will help in reducing maternal and perinatal complications.