Don't Start Antibiotics Based Just on Pyuria
April 2015
You'll see a renewed push to avoid using antibiotics for ASYMPTOMATIC bacteriuria in men and women.
That's because bacteria in the urine usually come and go without consequence...even in catheterized patients.
Plus treatment doesn't lower infection risk...but it increases bacterial resistance, side effects, interactions, and costs.
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