Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
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Which of the following two patients with asymptomatic bacteria, or abbreviated ABS, should receive antimicrobial therapy?
A. An 84‑year‑old woman who is a resident of a long‑term care facility with dementia, no new urinary symptoms, her urine is positive for nitrites, leukocytes, and culture reveals 100,000 colony forming units per ml of E. coli.
B. A 70‑year‑old man with an indwelling Foley catheter, no new urinary symptoms. His urine appears cloudy and foul‑smelling. His culture is 100,000 CFU of mixed flora.
C. A 30‑year‑old woman who is 10 weeks pregnant, no urinary symptoms, culture reveals 100,000 CFU per ml of E. coli.
D. A 72‑year‑old man scheduled for a transurethral prostate resection, a TURP, next week, no urinary symptoms. His culture reveals 100,000 CFU per ml of E. coli.
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