Targeting Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Antimicrobial Stewardship: the Role of the Microbiology Laboratory
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This minireview focuses on the microbiologic evaluation of patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria, as well as indications for antibiotic treatment. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is defined as two consecutive voided specimens (preferably within 2 weeks) with the same bacterial species, isolated in quantitative counts of ≥10 5 CFU/ml in women, including pregnant women; a single voided urine specimen with one bacterial species isolated in a quantitative count ≥10 5 CFU/ml in men; and a single catheterized urine specimen with one or more bacterial species isolated in a quantitative count of ≥10 5 CFU/ml in either women or men (or ≥10 2 CFU/ml of a single bacterial species from a single catheterized urine specimen).
Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00518-18
Authors: Zanthia Wiley, Jesse T. Jacob, Eileen M. Burd
Institution: Emory University
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3005687982