Association between urinary tract infection and postmicturition wiping habit

Association between urinary tract infection and postmicturition wiping habit

Urinary tract infections are common in pregnancy. In pregnancy urinary tract infections have an associated risk of premature labour. This study looks at the incidence of urinary tract infections and the method of perineal hygiene used after urination. Wiping back to front is associated with a greate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica 2006-11, Vol.85 (11), p.1395-1396
Hauptverfasser: Persad, Sunil, Watermeyer, Sean, Griffiths, Anthony, Cherian, Bina, Evans, Janet
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the urinary system
Biological and medical sciences
Escherichia coli
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Hygiene
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Perineum - microbiology
Pregnancy
urinary tract infection
Urinary Tract Infections - etiology
Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology
Urination
wiping
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Zusammenfassung:Urinary tract infections are common in pregnancy. In pregnancy urinary tract infections have an associated risk of premature labour. This study looks at the incidence of urinary tract infections and the method of perineal hygiene used after urination. Wiping back to front is associated with a greater risk of developing urinary tract infection than wiping front to back.
ISSN:0001-6349
1600-0412
DOI:10.1080/00016340600936977