Urology>>>>>Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Question 2#Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria should NOT be performed in all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. Patients undergoing invasive genitourinary surgery with risk of mucosal bleeding
B. Patients with nephrostomy in-situ
C. Postmenopausal women
D. Women with diabetes
E. Patients with spinal cord injury
Correct Answer is
AComment:Answer A
Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria is not recommended for the following patients:
- Premenopausal, non-pregnant women
- Postmenopausal women
- Patients with well-controlled diabetes
- Residents of long-term care facilities
- Patients with an indwelling urethral catheter
- Patients with nephrostomy tubes or ureteric stent
- Patients with spinal cord injury
- Patients with candiduria
- Patients with renal transplants
- Patients with recurrent UTIs
- Patients with urinary tract reconstruction