BACTERIURIA

Course overview

BACTERIURIA IS THE PRESENCE OF BACTERIA IN THE URINE AND CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS SYMPTOMATIC OR ASYMPTOMATIC. A PATIENT WITH ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IS DEFINED AS HAVING COLONIZATION WITH ONE OR MORE ORGANISMS IN A URINE SPECIMEN WITHOUT SYMPTOMS OR INFECTION. SYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INFECTION IN THE URINARY TRACT, USUALLY BY A SINGLE ORGANISM. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BACTERIURIA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.