Author: Ana R. Mitrea

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria – A Permanent Challenge in Clinical Practice: When Should We Treat It?

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) is a common finding in everyday clinical practice. Many patients, many of them with significant comorbidities, will present, when tested, with bacterial colonization of the urine even if they have no lower urinary tract symptoms at all. Therefore, the clinician is having a dilemma: Should I prescribe antibiotics to sterilize the urine or not? This article aims to update and eventually support physicians in the difficult decision of whether to treat or not to treat patients with ABS and when.