Amaç
Urinary tract infections are relatively common in pregnancy and may result in significant morbidity for the pregnant mother and fetus. Here we report a pregnant women with multiple gestations complicated by urinary tract infection (UTI) and effects of UTI on prognosis of pregnancy outcome.
Olgu
A 26 year-old mother with multiple gestations delivered triplets by cesarian section. The gestational ages of babies were 34 weeks and their birth weights were greater than 2000 gram. They were admitted to the neonatal care unit due to minimal tachypnea which was improved in the first few hours. At the third day of admission, symptoms of sepsis were observed in the third baby and by one by, clinical findinds of other babies got worse. Meningitis was diagnosed in all of the three babies and two of them developed hydrocephalus later on. All three were externalized, unfortunately only second baby had no sequelae. At the time of occurrence of first symptoms of early sepsis in third baby, evaluation of mother showed untreated UTI with Gram (-) bacteria.
Sonuç
This case underscore the importance of antepartum urine screening to identify patients with UTI and treatment of maternal UTI by prenatal care providers.
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