Beyond Expert Opinion: A Comparison of Antibiotic Regimens for Infectious Urinary Tract Pathology in Pregnancy
Krischak MK, Rosett HA, Sachdeva S, Weaver KE, Heine RP, Denoble AE, Dotters-Katz SK. Beyond Expert Opinion: A Comparison of Antibiotic Regimens for Infectious Urinary Tract Pathology in Pregnancy. American Journal Of Perinatology Reports 2020, 10: e352-e356. PMID: 33094027, PMCID: PMC7571572, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract infectionsFirst-line therapyLow birth weightPreterm birthSMZ-TMPSingle health care systemAdverse obstetric outcomesOdds of progressionReceipt of antibioticsRisk of progressionUrinary tract infectionLength of stayUrinary tract pathologyOdds of outcomesHealth care systemAcute cystitisAsymptomatic bacteriuriaAntibiotic regimensObstetric outcomesOutside pregnancyRetrospective cohortSecondary outcomesTract infectionsPrimary outcomeOptimal antibioticsLower Urinary Pathogens: Do More Pathogenic Bacteria Increase the Risk of Pyelonephritis?
Rosett HA, Krischak MK, Sachdeva S, Weaver KE, Heine RP, Denoble AE, Dotters-Katz SK. Lower Urinary Pathogens: Do More Pathogenic Bacteria Increase the Risk of Pyelonephritis? American Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 39: 473-478. PMID: 32971563, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract infectionsHistory of preeclampsiaPreterm birthPregnant womenLow birthweightPathogenic infectionsOutside of pregnancyRisk of pyelonephritisOdds of progressionSingle tertiary centerPreterm birth rateRisk of progressionUrinary tract infectionBody mass indexRate of progressionHistory of pyelonephritisAsymptomatic bacteriuriaChronic hypertensionMedian LOSObstetric outcomesUrinary culturePostpartum dataRetrospective cohortSecondary outcomesTract infections