The Role of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Young Women With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: To Treat or Not to Treat?
Author(s) -
Tommaso Cai,
Sandra Mazzoli,
Nicola Mondaini,
Francesca Meacci,
Gabriella Nesi,
Carolina D’Elia,
G. Malossini,
V. Boddi,
Riccardo Bartoletti
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis534
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteriuria , group b , urinary system , asymptomatic , group a , confidence interval , asymptomatic bacteriuria , urine , enterococcus faecalis , relative risk , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , physics , optics , biology , bacteria , genetics
Little is known about the role of asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) treatment in young women affected by recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). We aimed to evaluate the impact of AB treatment on the recurrence rate among young women affected by recurrent UTI.
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