Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

    Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jul 1;149(1):43-7.

    Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement.

    U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

    Collaborators (16)

    Summary for patients in:

    DESCRIPTION: Reaffirmation of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement about screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults. METHODS: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did a targeted literature search for evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women, nonpregnant women, and men. RECOMMENDATIONS: Screen for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine culture in pregnant women at 12 to 16 weeks' gestation or at the first prenatal visit, if later. (Grade A recommendation.) Do not screen for asymptomatic bacteriuria in men and nonpregnant women. (Grade D recommendation.).

    PMID: 18591636 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    Supplemental Content

    Click here to read