Urinary tract infections during pregnancy in South Carolina

J S C Med Assoc. 2001 May;97(5):195-200.

Abstract

This study presents evidence that over 20 percent of pregnant women with a UTI in South Carolina did not have an antibiotic pharmacy claim within 14 days of diagnosis. Untreated maternal UTI in pregnancy was associated with a 22 percent increased risk for MR/DD in the infant compared to the risk for women who had a UTI and a pharmacy claim for an antibiotic and 31 percent increased risk compared to women who did not have a UTI. The importance of medications compliance should be emphasized in the care of pregnant women.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / therapeutic use*
  • Developmental Disabilities / epidemiology*
  • Developmental Disabilities / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intellectual Disability / epidemiology*
  • Intellectual Disability / etiology
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / drug therapy
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
  • Risk
  • South Carolina / epidemiology
  • Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary