Benefits and Harms of Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by the European Association of Urology Urological Infection Guidelines Panel

European Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 865-868

  Köves, Bela ^a   Cai, Tommaso ^b   Veeratterapillay, Rajan ^c   Pickard, Robert ^d   Seisen, Thomas ^e   Lam, Thomas B ^f,g   Yuan, Cathy Yuhong ^h   Bruyere, Franck ⁱ   Wagenlehner, Florian ^j   Bartoletti, Riccardo ^k   Geerlings, Suzanne E ^l   Pilatz, Adrian ^j   Pradere, Benjamin ⁱ   Hofmann, Fabian ^m   Bonkat, Gernot ⁿ   Wullt, Björn ^o  

^a Urology Department   (Hungary)

^b Department of Nephrology and Dialysis Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^f ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^j JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^l ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^m SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^o Institute of Laboratory Medicine   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY GRAFT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOW RISK PATIENT; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT HARM; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REPLACEMENT ARTHROPLASTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIURIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; BACTERIURIA; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85025579953     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.07.014     Document Type: Article

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