Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 30 No. (3-4), 1998.
Professional paper
Bacteremia in pregnancy
Mirna Petanović
Živojin Žagar
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to explore the frequency of asymptomatic bacteremia in pregnant women and their impact on the newborns and their development. A total of 156 blood cultures (5 ml of blood) were obtained from pregnant women undergoing obligatory serological, cytological and biochemical laboratory testing at the General Hospital in Slavonski Brod. All data were analysed by the Department of Statistics of the Medical Faculty in Zagreb. The blood culture results were correlated with the delivery time and the early development of the newborns. In pregnant women with sterile blood cultures most of the newborns were without disorders. The incidence of early infections in newborns delivered by mothers with asymptomatic bacteremia was statistically significant. The statistical analysis was performed to compare the bacterial isolates and manifestations in newborns.
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Hrčak ID:
192342
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Publication date:
1.12.1998.
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