Maternal and neonatal outcome of asymptomatic bacteriuria at term pregnancy.

Objectives: Guidelines recommend antibiotic treatment for every episode of asymptomatic bacteriuria throughout pregnancy in order to reduce maternal and fetal complications. We evaluated intra- and post-partum, as well as puerperal maternal and neonatal outcomes of an untreated group of pregnant women with asymptomatic bacteriuria at term.

Methods: This was a single center prospective cohort study.