SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2023
Bacterial profile and prevalence of urinary tract infections in pregnant women in Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Descriptive Epidemiology ofBioMed research international · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of OneChoice AI-Based Clinical Decision Support Recommendations with Infectious Disease Specialists and Non-Specialists for Empirical Urinary Tract Infection Therapy in Lima, Peru.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bacterial profiles, antibiotic resistance, and recurrence of UTIs during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study from Palestine.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Diagnostic performance of rapid screening tests for asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in a tertiary care hospital in India.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Decoding epithelial-immune cell crosstalk in uropathogenicFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Factors influencing pregnant women's use of antenatal and emergency care services covered by social security: findings from the maternal eCohort in Mexico.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Bacteriuria profile and antimicrobial sensitivity among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Jazan and Sabyia general hospitals, Jazan Region, KSA: A cross-sectional study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- Urinary tract infection among primigravid singleton pregnancies: a retrospective study from the North of Jordan.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Trends in Antibiotic Resistance in Uropathogens at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (2019-2024): A Retrospective Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Factors associated with low birth weight: a case- control study.Revista CuidarteArticle
- Pregnancy and kidney transplantation: optimized clinical and obstetric management to reduce maternal and perinatal complications.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologiaReview
- Prevalence of urinary tract infections in pregnancy in rural Andean communities of Peru.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundGiven 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.
methodsTo 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 Meta-Analyses guidelines, and the quality of studies was classified according to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines. The meta-analysis employed a random-effects method with double-arcsine transformation in the R software.
resultsDatabase and manual searches identified 253,550 citations published until September 2022. Among the identified citations, 67 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review, corresponding to a sample of 111,249 pregnant women from nine Latin American countries. Among Latin American pregnant women, the prevalence rates of asymptomatic bacteriuria, lower UTI, and pyelonephritis were estimated at 18.45% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 15.45-21.53), 7.54% (95% CI: 4.76-10.87), and 2.34% (95% CI: 0.68-4.85), respectively. Some regional differences were also detected. Among the included studies, Escherichia coli (70%) was identified as the most frequently isolated bacterial species, followed by Klebsiella sp. (6.8%).
conclusionPregnant women in Latin America exhibit a higher prevalence of bacteriuria, UTI, and pyelonephritis than pregnant women globally. This scenario reinforces the importance of universal screening with urine culture during early prenatal care to ensure improved outcomes. Future investigations should assess the microbial susceptibility profiles of uropathogens isolated from pregnant women in Latin America.
trial registrationThis research was registered at PROSPERO (No. CRD42020212601).
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