In asymptomatic bacteriurea - pulsatile

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whenis urinalysis indicated?

[ArchivalUser]

you wouldnt know its asymptomatic bacteriurea unless you do a urinalysis right? becoz its asymptomatic.

But in high risk pts like
People with diabetes
Elderly people
Pregnant women -- if asymptomatic bacteriuria is left untreated, up to 40% will develop a kidney infection.
Kidney transplant patients
Young children with vesicoureteral reflux
Patients with infected kidney stones ------ you do a routine urinalysis.

Anyone else?

[ArchivalUser]

mrbean you are right, I intended to ask when is therapy indicated in asymptomatic bacteriurea?

[ArchivalUser]

Therapy should be started whenever there is SIGNIFICANT BACTERIUREA... defined as finding more than [10 RAISED TO THE POWER 5 ] colony-forming units per mL of urine.

[ArchivalUser]

In few case scenarios therapy is given for asymptomatic bacteriurea
1 transplant recepients
2.pregnant women
3 before any genitourinary procedures are performed