A Rural Based Study on Gestational Symptomless Bacteriuria (Gsb)

Abstract

BACKGROUNDGestational Symptomless Bacteriuria (GSB) or Gestational Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (GASB) is one of the commonly encountered renal infections during pregnancy. The incidence of GSB varies between 2% -13% of all pregnant women. It is a hidden, undiagnosed, unexpected bad obstetric factor which may have serious, preventable adverse effects if untreated with many debatable controversial issues. Hence, the study was undertaken.The objectives of the study were to find the incidence of GSB, maternal and foetal outcomes and different causative organisms in GSB.