Maternal Age and Stage of Pregnancy as Determinants of UTI in Pregnancy: A Case of Tamale, Ghana

• Main Authors: Jacob Loonin Laari (Author), Martin Anab (Author), Damyetin Peter Jabong (Author), Kasim Abdulai (Author), Abdul Rauf Alhassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the world's second most common cause of death, trailing only respiratory tract infections. Because of anatomical and physiological changes along the urinary tract, pregnant women accounted for approximately 20% of all cases of urinary tract infecti...