Johns Hopkins Antibiotic (ABX) Guide

Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy

PATHOGENS

  • Escherichia coli (80-85%)
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus (3-8%)
  • Group B beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GBS, 1-2%)
  • Uncommon: other Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcus spp.
  • Others less common: P. aeruginosa, group D streptococci, H.influenzae, M. tuberculosis, anaerobes, salmonella, shigella, adenovirus type 11, ureaplasma, and mycoplasma spp.
  • Chlamydia trachomatis can cause urethritis with dysuria and pyuria but is not associated with cystitis or acute pyelonephritis.

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