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Disease pyelonephritis
Symptom C0004659|bacteriuria
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PubMedID- 22574301 Pregnancy enhances the progression from asymptomatic to symptomatic bacteriuria which could lead to pyelonephritis and adverse obstetric outcomes such as prematurity, low birth weight.
PubMedID- 21674026 Pregnancy is associated with asymptomatic bacteriuria in 4%–7% of cases and pyelonephritis in 0.5%–2%.40 many studies have reported that pyelonephritis is more common during the second half of pregnancy.41 this is thought to result from increasing mechanical compression by the enlarging uterus.
PubMedID- 22028612 Undetected and untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria can lead to pyelonephritis later in pregnancy or during puerperium 2.
PubMedID- 20661475 Except for bacteriuria, the diagnostic criteria of acute pyelonephritis were: body temperature ≥38°c and laboratory signs of systemic inflammation, either c-reactive protein ≥20 mg/liter or erythrocyte sedimentation rate ≥20 mm/h, respectively.
PubMedID- 21244660 Furthermore, it has been observed that asymptomatic bacteriuria can lead to cystitis and pyelonephritis .

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