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I D S A G U I D E L I N E S
Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines
for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic
Bacteriuria in Adults
Lindsay E. Nicolle,
1
Suzanne Bradley,
2
Richard Colgan,
3
James C. Rice,
4
Anthony Schaeffer,
5
and Thomas M. Hooton
6
1
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada;
2
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
3
University of Maryland, Baltimore;
4
University of Texas,
Galveston;
5
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and
6
University of Washington, Seattle
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
1. The diagnosis of asymptomatic bacteriuria should
be based on results of culture of a urine specimen col-
lected in a manner that minimizes contamination(A-II)
(table 1).