Asymptomatic Bacteriuria can be defined as a positive urine culture (Two consecutive clean-catch voided urine specimens of at least 100,000 CFUs/mL in women and 1 clean-catch in men/ Catheterized patients) in the absence of any symptoms (i.e fever, frequency, urgency, supra-pubic pain). In particular patient populations, asymptomatic bacteriuria should be treated:
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