The immune system goes through a profound transformation during pregnancy,and certain unexpected maternal complications have been correlated to this transition.The ability to correctly examine,diagnoses,and predict pr...
Despite several efforts in the search for noninvasive biomarkers to provide prognostic information for noninvasive muscle bladder cancer,none have shown significant potential.In this context,standard urinalysis is sti...
Both asymptomatic (ASB) and symptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy increase the risk of adverse fetal or maternal outcomes. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of bacteriuria, the etiological agents with thei...
Diabetes Mellitus is a significant health care challenge in the United States.The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates approximately 9.4%of patients in the United States are afflicted by diabetes.The In...
Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and urinary tract infections (UTI) during pregnancy may contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are considere...
A cross-sectional study was conducted at the “Centre de l’Appui Psycho-Médico-Social (APMS)” which is a centre for Psychological and Medical Support in N'Djamena (Chad) from January to March 2014. The aim of this ...
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common in pregnant women and if untreated could lead to serious complications. Despite this, its prevalence and microbiological characteristics have not been well studied in Kano and they v...
Background: People living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are more predisposed to urinary tract infections due to suppression of their immunity by the virus. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is associated with an incr...
Introduction: Testing for the presence of micro-organisms in the urinary tract, in order to diagnose asymptomatic bacteriuria or symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTI), is very common at all levels of health care....