PURPOSE Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a very common complication after kidney transplantation and the need for antibiotic therapy is controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of antibiotic therapy on the clinical course of asymptomatic bacteriuria in renal transplant recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, 88 kidney transplant recipients with asymptomatic b...

BACKGROUND No guidelines exist concerning treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in renal transplant recipients (RTR). Because of scarce clinical symptoms and fear of complications, such episodes are frequently treated based on subjective criteria without clear clinical benefit, with the risk of selecting resistant pathogens. METHODS We retrospectively analysed the outcome of 334 asymptomatic ...

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is diagnosed by the presence of a 10*5 colony-forming units (CFU) in urine without any urinary symptoms. It commonly occurs pregnancy with incidence ranging from 2-10%. poses risk progressing into pyelonephritis pregnancy. Adverse fetal outcomes include preterm labor, neonatal sepsis, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and death. Anatomical physiological chang...

PRINCIPLES Unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria and overuse of urinary catheters in hospitals are of concern regarding antimicrobial resistance and patient safety, respectively. We investigated the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention in reducing urinary catheter use and unnecessary prescription of antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in hospitalised patients in a clini...

In order to compare the performance of leukocyte esterase and nitrite urine dipstick tests with enhanced urinalysis (uncentrifuged urine white blood cell count/mm(3) plus Gram stain) in detecting asymptomatic bacteriuria in obstetric patients, clean-catch midstream urine specimens were collected from 250 consecutive asymptomatic pregnant women. Ten of the women (4.0%) showed urine culture resul...

OBJECTIVE The asymptomatic colonization of the urinary tract in pregnant women may result in severe medical and obstetric complications. The aim of this study was to study the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in cases of elevated levels of the anticardiolipin antibody in women who experience spontaneous abortions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 12 women were enrolled in this case cont...

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 ...