Incidence of Unsuspected Urinary-Tract Infection in Normal Pregnant and Toxemic Patients

Abstract

PREVIOUS studies from this clinic^{1 , 2} have suggested that toxemia is a catchall diagnosis for a variety of syndromes characterized by elevation in arterial pressure, edema and proteinuria. Whereas these findings are consistent with toxemia they are not diagnostic, being observed also in pregnant patients with hypertensive vascular disease, pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis or any combination of these diseases. From the standpoint of long-term prognosis it is obviously important to make an accurate diagnosis. From the practical point of view, however, it actually makes little difference whether hypertensive vascular disease, glomerulonephritis or toxemia is present since the most important therapy in each of . . .