Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant Nigerian women at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, south west Nigeria

Oluwole Ayodeji A., Ugwu Aloy Okechukwu, Omisakin Sunday I., Akinajo Rebecca Opeyemi

Background: Dipstick urinalysis is a handy and cost effective method for the early detection of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Asymptomatic bacteriuria occurs in 2-10% of pregnancies and has been associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery in pregnant women if untreated …

Posted in 2023 Volume 22 – Issue 1 Tagged , ,

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Caesarean Delivery; A comparative study between different agents

Afroditi Ziogou, Ioannis Kokolakis, Fanourios Makrygiannakis, Antonis Makrigiannakis

Antimicrobial prophylaxis is commonly used for pre-intra and post-operative caesarean delivery. Caesarean delivery is still the single most important risk factor for puerperal infection. Post-caesarean infections include wound infections, endomyometritis, bacteraemia, septic shock, septic pelvic vein thrombophlebitis, necrotising fasciitis, pelvic abscess, dehiscence of the wound or evisceration. The goal of antimicrobial prophylaxis is to put a stop to postoperative infection …

Posted in 2021 Volume 20 – Issue 1 Tagged , ,