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Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Amongst Preschool Children in the Bosomtwe District of Ghana. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int
Soil‐transmitted helminths (STHs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) pose major public health challenges, especially in regions with poor healthcare access, inadequate sanitation, and limited clean water supply. When these two conditions recur, they can cause stunted growth in children between 24 and 59 months of age, a vital phase for physical ...
Addo KA, Boampong K, Ofori SA, Amissah-Reynolds PK, Agyei V, Larbi JA.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western India

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Asymptomatic bacteriuria refers to the presence of bacteria in urine having overall incidence during pregnancy ranges between 2%-10%. The study was conducted to assess prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women.
Paresh Patel, Manish Patel, Khanjan Desai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review using the Theoretical Domains Framework to identify barriers and facilitators to the adoption of prescribing guidelines

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Objectives Evidence‐based guidelines have the potential to reduce variation and increase prescribing quality. Identifying the key determinants to their uptake, using a theory‐based approach, may assist in the design of successful interventions to increase their adoption into practice.
Paulina Paksaite, Margaret Watson, Joel Crosskey, Eni Sula, Celine West   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of asymptomatic urinary tract infections in morbidly obese dogs [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Background. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in dogs and, as in humans, cost of care has increased due to associated comorbidities. In humans, asymptomatic urinary tract infections (UTI) may be more prevalent in the obese.
Susan G. Wynn, Angela L. Witzel, Joseph W. Bartges, Tamberlyn S. Moyers, Claudia A. Kirk   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and its Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns among Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Care Center

Journal of Medical Sciences and Health, 2021
Background: Occurrence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in 2–11% of pregnant women is a major predisposition to the development of pyelonephritis, which is associated with significant maternal and fetal complications. Aim : The aim of this study was to
Trupthi Gowda, M Rajini
doaj   +1 more source

The Paradigm Shift to Non-Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Pathogens, 2016
Asymptomatic bacteriuria, also called asymptomatic urinary infection, is a common finding in healthy women, and in women and men with abnormalities of the genitourinary tract. The characterization and introduction of the quantitative urine culture in the
Lindsay E. Nicolle
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal management of urinary tract infections in older people [PDF]

, 2011
Urinary tract infections (UTI) occur frequently in older people. Unfortunately, UTI is commonly overdiagnosed and overtreated on the basis of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Beveridge, Louise A., Davey, Peter G., McMurdo, Marion E. T., Phillips, Gabby   +3 more
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Variability in Catheter-Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Rates Among Individual Nurses in Intensive Care Units: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

, 2019
Catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CAABU) is frequent in intensive care units (ICUs) and contributes to the routine use of antibiotics and to antibiotic-resistant infections.
Bobay, Kathleen L., Costa, Deena K., Parada, Jorge P., Weiss, Marianne E., Yakusheva, Olga   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnant Women

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
Introduction: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is the significant presence of bacteria in urine of an individual without symptoms. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women.
Achala Thakur, Ratna Baral, Pritha Basnet, Rubina Rai, Ajay Agrawal, Mohan Chandra Regmi, Dhruba Kumar Uprety   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Prevalence and Causative Organisms of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2021
Introduction: During pregnancy, urinary tract experiences various anatomical as well as physiological changes which lead to the development of urinary tract infections.
Tabinda Naseer Qazi, shagufta naseer, Jahan Ara Ainuddin   +2 more
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