Improvement of effectiveness in treatment for urinary tract infection in pregnant women

The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of Phytolysin Active prescription in therapy of urinary tract infections in pregnant women. Materials and methods. The efficacy of Phytolysin Active (1 capsule per day for 21 days) in the complex treatment for urinary tract infection was studied in comparison with the group of pregnant women using traditional antimicrobial therapy. The first group consisted of 27 pregnant women who received complex treatment (antibiotic therapy + Phytolysin Active), the second consisted of 25 women who used exclusively antibiotic therapy. Among pregnant women in the first group, symptomatic gestational cystitis was observed in 9 (33.3%) cases, and in the second group in 8 (32%) patients. Results. The effectiveness of combination therapy with the use of Phytolysin Active was proved by significant improvement in general well-being and disappearance of cystitis symptoms in 8 (88.9%) women compared with 5 (62.5%) patients in the treatment group who used exclusively antimicrobial drugs. After treatment with the addition of Phytolysin Active to antibiotic therapy, Escherichiaсoli pathogen, which is most often diagnosed in this pathology, was observed in 1 (3.7%) women compared to 5 (20%) cases in the second group. Also, 25 (92.6%) women of the first group had no recurrence of urinary tract infections for 3 months. Conclusions. Complex treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women with the use of the drug Phytolysin Active is more effective than the use of antibiotic therapy alone, which is proved by the high rate of the pathogen elimination and absence of infection recurrence for 3 months. The synergistic action of two active components of Phytolysin Active (Polpharma) – cranberry proanthocyanidins and lactobacillus acidophilus – improves the effectiveness of treatment and prevents relapse. The study was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the institution. The informed consent of women was obtained for the research. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Key words: pregnancy, urinary tract infections, treatments, herbal medicine, cranberry, lactobacilli.