Bacterial profile and prevalence of urinary tract infections in pregnant women in Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the physiological changes during pregnancy, pregnant women are likely to develop recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and pyelonephritis, which may result in adverse obstetric outcomes, including prematurity and low birth weight preeclampsia. However, data on UTI prevalence and bacterial profile in Latin American pregnant women remain scarce, necessitating the present systematic review to address this issue.

Methods

To identify eligible observational studies published up to September 2022, keywords were systematically searched in Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, and Bireme/Lilacs electronic databases and Google Scholar. The systematic review with meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Met

SUBMITTER: de Souza HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631168 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature