An overview to urine culture in pregnancy

Abstract

Pregnancy is a risk factor for urinary tract infections. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is the most common type
of urinary tract infections ranging between 4-7% and is a significant health risk in pregnancy.Although
many different tests have been proposed, quantitative urine culture is still the gold standard method for
asymptomatic bacteriuria and it should be performed in the first visit and at regular intervals during
pregnancy.In this paper, we discuss the significance of urine culture versus other tests among pregnant
women.