Table 3 Patterns of infection among pregnant women from the Eastern region, Saudi Arabia (n = 587)
| Variables | Group | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern of infection | Bacterial infection | 376 | 64.0 |
| UTIs | 223 | 59.3 | |
| URTIs | 72 | 19.1 | |
| Skin and soft-tissue infection | 36 | 9.5 | |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 24 | 6.3 | |
| LRTIs | 11 | 2.9 | |
| Eye infection | 10 | 2.6 | |
| Fungal infection | 203 | 34.5 | |
| Parasitic infection | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Viral infection | 4 | 0.6 |