"A urine test is easy to order—but that doesn’t mean it’s always the right thing to do," writes Dr. Nick Schneeman.

The diagnosis of symptomatic UTI among older adults is complicated by the high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, which does not require any treatment, and the difficulty in interpreting the ...

Comorbid conditions. Some comorbid conditions that occur more frequently in women than in men are associated with a higher prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Diabetic women may have a ...

MSN Intensive Care Unit, Blanchard Valley Hospital A urinary tract infection, commonly abbreviated as UTI, is an often ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in older ... A condition called asymptomatic bacteriuria is also common in older adults. ASB occurs when there are bacteria in the urine, but they ...