The Development and Character of Bacteriuria in Pregnancy
Authors: ARNOLD S. MONTO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 August 1963The Development and Character of Bacteriuria in PregnancyExperience with a Nonindigent PopulationARNOLD S. MONTO, M.D., LOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.ARNOLD S. MONTO, M.D., LOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-2-186 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAsymptomatic bacteriuria and pyelonephritis have been offered as explanations for the frequent occurrence of the end stages of chronic pyelonephritis in individuals with no history of active infection of the urinary tract. Numerous studies have been undertaken to delineate its incidence in different population groups (1, 2). The quantitative culture of the urine (3-5) has permitted the definition of a level of significant bacteriuria so that investigation of various groups of people has been possible without catheterization (6, 7). 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Palo Alto, CaliforniaFrom the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.This work was supported by grant E 3638 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland.This investigation was carried out during the tenure of a postdoctoral fellowship from the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Lowell A. Rantz, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Palo Alto, California. 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