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INFECTIONSINPREGNANCY

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UTI During Pregnancy

Hormonal and mechanical changes put even a womanwho is not pregnant at risk for urinary stasis and

ureterovesical reflux

along with a short urethra and difficulty with hygiene

due a distended uterus, cause urinary tract infections(UTIs) to become a common occurrence for pregnant

women.

E.coli 77%, Klebsiella,Classifications:Asymptomatic bacteriuria,

Cystitis ,30% symptomatic UTI (Pyelonephritis)

UTIs occur in two general settings: community-acquired

and hospital (nosocomially) acquired

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Risk Factors for UTI in women:

Hx of previous UTI