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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a condition in which a significant number of bacteria appear in the urine occurring without typical symptoms such as [[burning during urination]] or [[polyuria|frequent urination]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001548/</ref> | Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a condition in which a significant number of bacteria appear in the urine occurring without typical symptoms such as [[burning during urination]] or [[polyuria|frequent urination]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001548/</ref> | ||
==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> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 12 October 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a condition in which a significant number of bacteria appear in the urine occurring without typical symptoms such as burning during urination or frequent urination.[1]
Treatment
Sexually active young women with asymptomatic bacteriuria should not be treated with antibiotics.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001548/
- ↑ 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.