bacteriuria
Sign in to saveBacteriuria is the presence of bacteria in urine. Bacteriuria accompanied by symptoms is a urinary tract infection while that without is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria. Diagnosis is by urinalysis or urine culture. Escherichia coli is the most common bacterium found. People without symptoms should generally not be tested for the condition. Differential diagnosis include contamination.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Bacteriuria
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- Medical condition (new).caption
- Multiple rod-shaped bacteria shown between the larger white blood cells at urinary microscopy from a person with urinary tract infection.
- Medical condition (new).synonym
- Bacteruria
- Medical condition (new).field
- Emergency medicine, infectious disease
- Medical condition (new).types
- Asymptomatic, symptomatic
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Urinalysis, urine culture
- Medical condition (new).differential
- Contamination
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Based on symptoms or risk factors
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- Asymptomatic: 3% (middle aged women), up to 50% (women in nursing homes)Symptomatic: up to 10% of women a year
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Research
11,294 papers- Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: Prevalence, Diagnosis, Management, and Current Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementations.The American journal of medicine · 2022
- Urinary Tract Infection and Bacteriuria in Pregnancy.The Urologic clinics of North America · 2015
- Asymptomatic bacteriuria.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2014
- Bacteriuria in pregnancy.Infectious disease clinics of North America · 1987
- Bacteriuria in patients with stented ureters: predictors of infection in patients presenting to the hospital and when not to treat.World journal of urology · 2024
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Bacteriuria is the presence of bacteria in urine. Bacteriuria accompanied by symptoms is a urinary tract infection while that without is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria. Diagnosis is by urinalysis or urine culture. Escherichia coli is the most common bacterium found. People without symptoms should generally not be tested for the condition. Differential diagnosis include contamination.
If symptoms are present, treatment is generally with antibiotics. Bacteriuria without symptoms generally does not require treatment. Exceptions may include pregnant women, those who have had a recent kidney transplant, young children with significant vesicoureteral reflux, and those undergoing surgery of the urinary tract.