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In [[medicine]], '''bacteriuria''' is "the presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. These bacteria are from the urinary tract and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. Bacteriuria can be [[symptom]]atic or asymptomatic. Significant bacteriuria is an indicator of [[urinary tract infection]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''bacteriuria''' is "the presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. These bacteria are from the urinary tract and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. Bacteriuria can be [[symptom]]atic or asymptomatic. Significant bacteriuria is an indicator of [[urinary tract infection]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Sexually active young women with asymptomatic [[bacteriuria]] should not be treated with [[antibiotic]]s.<ref name="pmid22677710">{{cite journal| author=Cai T, Mazzoli S, Mondaini N, Meacci F, Nesi G, D'Elia C et al.| title=The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat or not to treat? | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2012 | volume= 55 | issue= 6 | pages= 771-7 | pmid=22677710 | doi=10.1093/cid/cis534 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22677710 }} </ref> | |||
Among hospitalized patients, about one-third of patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria are unnecessarily treated.<ref name="pmid19292664">{{cite journal| author=Cope M, Cevallos ME, Cadle RM, Darouiche RO, Musher DM, Trautner BW| title=Inappropriate treatment of catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria in a tertiary care hospital. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2009 | volume= 48 | issue= 9 | pages= 1182-8 | pmid=19292664 | Among hospitalized patients, about one-third of patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria are unnecessarily treated.<ref name="pmid19292664">{{cite journal| author=Cope M, Cevallos ME, Cadle RM, Darouiche RO, Musher DM, Trautner BW| title=Inappropriate treatment of catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria in a tertiary care hospital. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2009 | volume= 48 | issue= 9 | pages= 1182-8 | pmid=19292664 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 11 October 2012
In medicine, bacteriuria is "the presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. These bacteria are from the urinary tract and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. Bacteriuria can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. Significant bacteriuria is an indicator of urinary tract infection."[1]
Treatment
Sexually active young women with asymptomatic bacteriuria should not be treated with antibiotics.[2]
Among hospitalized patients, about one-third of patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria are unnecessarily treated.[3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Bacteriuria (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Cai T, Mazzoli S, Mondaini N, Meacci F, Nesi G, D'Elia C et al. (2012). "The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat or not to treat?". Clin Infect Dis 55 (6): 771-7. DOI:10.1093/cid/cis534. PMID 22677710. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Cope M, Cevallos ME, Cadle RM, Darouiche RO, Musher DM, Trautner BW (2009). "Inappropriate treatment of catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria in a tertiary care hospital.". Clin Infect Dis 48 (9): 1182-8. DOI:10.1086/597403. PMID 19292664. Research Blogging.