Urothelial cells may indicate underlying bacteriuria in pregnancy at term: a comparative study

Abstract Background Urinary tract infection is common in pregnancy. Urine is sampled from by mid-stream collection (MSU). If epithelial cells are detected, contamination by vulvo-vagial skin and skin bacteria is assumed. Outside pregnancy, catheter specimen urine (CSU) is considered less susceptible...

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Main Authors: N. Liou, J. Currie, C. James, J. Malone-Lee, A. L. David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1606-z