Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Pyuria in Premenopausal Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asymptomatic bacteriuria and pyuria in healthy women often trigger inappropriate antimicrobial treatment, but there is a paucity of data on their prevalence and persistence.

Methods

To evaluate the prevalence and persistence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and pyuria in women at high risk of recurrent urinary tract infection, we conducted an observational cohort study in 104 healthy premenopausal women with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection with daily assessments of bacteriuria, pyuria, and urinary symptoms over a 3-month period.

Results

The mean age of participants was 22 years, and 74% were white. Asymptomatic bacteriuria events (urine cultures with colony count ≥105 CFU/mL of a uropathogen on days with no symptomatic urinary tract infection diag

SUBMITTER: Hooton TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8075033 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature