Reviewer ’s report  
Title: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of asymptomat ic bacteriuria among women 
with pelvic organ prolapse in Abakaliki, South -East Nigeria.  
 
Version: 1 Date: 20 Aug 2017  
 
Reviewer: Amr Mahran  
 
Reviewer's report:  
This manus cript studies the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients with pelvic organ 
prolapse in a city in Nigeria.  
This manuscript sounds interesting, nicely reviewed and will be of interest to BMC journal 
readers. To my knowledge, it is the first time  to study this research point. At this moment, I 
congratulate the authors for this nice work. However, there are minor comments to the authors; 
they need to address.  
 
Specific comments:  
* P8 L37: I suggest using "included" rather than "involved".  
* P10 L3 2: (Table 1) only is fine.  
* P12 L49 -52: I agree with the authors to compare their results to those in pregnant women. 
However, they need to explain why? Something like "The pregnant women are at risk of 
right and sometimes bilateral hydronephrosis due to the pressure induced by the gravid uterus 
on the right or both ureters respectively (citation). This seems comparable to POP where 
kinking of the ureters is the cause of hydronephrosis" (rephrase as the authors prefer).  
* P13 L17 -19, vesicovaginal fistulae  have a completely different etiology for UTI, so shouldn't 
be mentioned. It doesn't make sense at all. Please, delete.  
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
Yes 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
Yes 
Are you able to assess any statistics in th e manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
I am able to assess the statistics  
Quality of wri tten English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
Acceptable  
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