INTRODUCTION Asymptomatic bacteriuria, the presence of bacteria in urine without symptoms of acute urinary tract infection, predisposes pregnant women to the development of urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis, with an attendant pregnancy related complications. OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among ante-natal clients at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in ...

BACKGROUND Bacteriuria in the form of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) and asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is common in the elderly. There is no clinical benefit obtained by treating elderly individuals with ASB. However, its high prevalence leads to the overdiagnosis of UTI and unnecessary antibiotic use, which can result in adverse events, including Clostridium difficile diarrhea and ...

Newcastle Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Research Group (1975). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 50, 90. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in schoolchildren in Newcastle upon Tyne. A screening survey for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in 13 464 schoolgirls aged 4 to 18 years in Newcastle upon Tyne showed an overall prevalence of 1 *9%. In girls aged 4 to 6 years it was 1 4%, in girls aged 7 to 11 years it wa...

This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that no longer routinely reporting urine culture results from noncatheterized medical and surgical inpatients can greatly reduce unnecessary antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria without significant additional laboratory workload. Larger studies are needed to confirm the generalizability, safety, and sustainability of this model of care.

By use of pulse-field gel electrophoresis, we evaluated the molecular identity of 32 Escherichia coli isolates obtained in 2 consecutive urine cultures from 16 patients as part of a large study of asymptomatic bacteriuria in diabetic women and found different E. coli isolates in 7 of 16 patients, meaning that nearly half (44%) of the patients who had been previously classified as having asympto...

INTRODUCTION Typhoid fever is the most common illness caused by Salmonella typhi (S. typhi).(1) S. typhi bacteriuria can be seen following a recent episode of typhoid fever, or in chronic carrier state involving the urinary system, especially with local abnormalities of urinary tract.(2) However, S. typhi bacteriuria with renal stone disease has rarely been reported.(2) We presented a rare case...