Bacteriology, antibiotic treatment effect and adverse birth outcomes in pregnant women with and without bacteriuria: a registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate bacteriology, antibiotic treatment and adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) in pregnancies with and without bacteriuria and urinary tract infections (UTIs) based on urine cultures and clinical diagnoses.

Methods

Registry-based cohort study.

Population

Pregnancies with at least one urine culture analysed at one of two hospitals in the Capital Region, Denmark, between 2015 and 2021. Data were collected from clinical and national health registries. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and logistic regressions were applied.

Main outcome measures

Odds of ABOs (low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA), prematurity), and the impact of antibiotic treatment.

Results

74,253 pregnancies in 62,439 women with 178,599 urine cultures were inc

SUBMITTER: Sund JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12675770 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature