While pregnant women do
not have an increased risk of asymptomatic Bacteriuria, if Bacteriuria is present they do have
a 25-40% risk of a kidney infection.
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The risk of Bacteriuria(bacteria in the urine)
is between three and six percent per day and prophylactic antibiotics are not effective in decreasing symptomatic infections.
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The risk of Bacteriuria(bacteria in the urine)
is between three to six percent per day and prophylactic antibiotics are not effective in decreasing symptomatic infections.
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The researchers found no difference in the percent of women who had Bacteriuria plus pyuria among those taking cranberry capsules
or placebo(29.1 percent versus 29 percent respectively).
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However, asymptomatic Bacteriuria if left untreated during pregnancy,
significantly increases the risk of getting a kidney infection and is related to preterm labour and low birth weight.