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.).
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.).
Authors: Elizabeth C Ailes; Suzanne M Gilboa; Simerpal K Gill; Cheryl S Broussard; Krista S Crider; Robert J Berry; Tonia C Carter; Charlotte A Hobbs; Julia D Interrante; Jennita Reefhuis Journal: Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol Date: 2016-11
Authors: Candice Y Johnson; Carissa M Rocheleau; Meredith M Howley; Sophia K Chiu; Kathryn E Arnold; Elizabeth C Ailes Journal: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Date: 2021-09-01 Impact factor: 2.681