Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy

Summary

This is a prospective randomized controlled day comparing the efficacy of three-day antimicrobial treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in pregnancy to the standard seven-day treatment. Half the patients will receive 3-day treatment and the other half will receive 7 days of antibiotics.

Timeline

Start

2016-09

Primary completion

2018-01

Completion

2018-01

Publications

• Background Widmer M, Lopez I, Gulmezoglu AM, Mignini L, Roganti A. Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Nov 11;2015(11):CD000491. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000491.pub3.
• Background Patterson TF, Andriole VT. Detection, significance, and therapy of bacteriuria in pregnancy. Update in the managed health care era. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1997 Sep;11(3):593-608. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70375-5.
• Background Romero R, Oyarzun E, Mazor M, Sirtori M, Hobbins JC, Bracken M. Meta-analysis of the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and preterm delivery/low birth weight. Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Apr;73(4):576-82.

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