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Bacteriuria asintomática - Symptom

Síntomas:

Por definición, la bacteriuria asintomática no causa síntomas. Los síntomas de una infección urinaria comprenden ardor durante la micción, necesidad imperiosa de orinar e incremento en la frecuencia de las micciones.

Signos y exámenes:

La bacteriuria asintomática se detecta al descubrir una proliferación bacteriana significativa en un urocultivo tomado de una muestra de orina.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/17/2010
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Referencias

Lin K, Fajardo K; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(1):W20-W24.

Smaill F, Vazquez JC. Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007;(2):CD000490.

Nicolle LE, Bradley S, Colgan R, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;40(5):643-654.

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