Asymptomatic Bacteriuria is Harmless and Even Protective : Don't Treat if You Don't Have a Very Specific Reason
(2019) In European Urology Focus 5(1). p.15-16- Abstract
Symptom-free bacterial colonization of the lower urinary tract in an otherwise healthy individual was long misunderstood. Our current understanding is based on solid research proving that asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) is harmless and even protective against symptomatic urinary tract infection episodes. Thus, ABU should not be treated in patients with the exception of before endosurgery and, until we have accumulated more knowledge, in pregnant women.
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- author
- Wullt, Björn LU ; Sundén, Fredrik LU and Grabe, Magnus
- organization
- publishing date
- 2019
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
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- European Urology Focus
- volume
- 5
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 15 - 16
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- pmid:30030090
- scopus:85049896719
- ISSN
- 2405-4569
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.euf.2018.07.004
- language
- English
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- yes
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- f141fea6-f933-411c-a21a-fb64ffeac732
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