title: [The management of asymptomatic bacteriuria in different patient population].
abstract: Who should be screened for asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) and who should be treated? This review updates some aspects of the management of AB in different patient populations. A systematic screening for AB is recommended for pregnant women because of a significant risk of complications. In these cases as well as before any uro-gynecologic surgical procedure treatment of AB is strongly recommended. The management of AB in immunosuppressed or transplanted patients is more controversial. In other populations treating AB is not recommended and the outcome seems to be worse in case of treatment due to possible side effects and selection of resistant organisms. Recent studies have shown a considerable gap between clinical practice and recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine, Hôpitaux neuchâtelois, Site Pourtalès, 2000 Neuchâtel. Marie-Laure.Ivanov@ne.ch
authors.forename: M-L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malinverni
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans