Biomaterial Database

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in the elderly. 1987

J A Boscia, and D Kaye

Department of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Bacteriuria in the elderly is common and usually asymptomatic. In the absence of symptoms and/or obstructive uropathy (which is rare in women), bacteriuria in the elderly appears to be a benign disease and therefore antimicrobial therapy is probably not warranted.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000369	Aged, 80 and over	Persons 80 years of age and older.	Oldest Old
D000892	Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary	Substances capable of killing agents causing urinary tract infections or of preventing them from spreading.	Antiseptics, Urinary,Antiinfective Agents, Urinary,Urinary Anti-Infective Agents,Urinary Antiinfective Agents,Agents, Urinary Anti-Infective,Agents, Urinary Antiinfective,Anti Infective Agents, Urinary,Urinary Anti Infective Agents,Urinary Antiseptics
D001437	Bacteriuria	The presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. These bacteria are from the URINARY TRACT and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. Bacteriuria can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. Significant bacteriuria is an indicator of urinary tract infection.	Bacteriurias