SCREENING FOR ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IN PREGNANCY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF REAGENT STRIPS AND MICROBIOLOGICAL CULTURE

Screening For Asymptomatic Bacteriuria In Pregnancy: A Comparative Study Of Reagent Strips And Microbiological Culture

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202409467273856

Enrollment

207

Registered

2024-09-16

Start date

2023-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Urological and Genital Diseases Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy

Interventions

urine dipstick tests

urine microbiological culture and antibiotic sensitivity

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women who consent to the study Pregnant women without symptoms of acute urinary tract infection (such as frequency, urgency, dysuria, and suprapubic pain)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women taking antibiotics for any reason in the last 2 weeks Women with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, underlying renal disease, HIV/AIDS

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome measures include prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria as revealed by routine culture and the bacterial isolates from the bacteriuric women.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome measures were the sensitivity, specificity as well as positive and negative predictive values of the reagent strips in diagnosing asymptomatic bacteriuria.	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactNelson Adedosu

Consultant Microbiologist

nelsonadedosu@gmail.com+2348033608441

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026