Single-dose antibiotic therapy for urinary infections during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Background: During pregnancy, urinary infections are an important cause of maternofetal morbidity and mortality and may lead to several complications.

Objective: To verify whether the use of antibiotic therapy in a single dose when compared with multiple doses in lower tract urinary infections during pregnancy is effective to obtain microbiologic cure.

Search Strategy: Online databases were searched.