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Avoiding treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is important for reducing the development of antibiotic resistance.
Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is not appropriate for:
Women (premenopausal, non-pregnant)
Diabetics
The elderly
Nursing home residents
Patients with spinal cord injury or indwelling urethral catheters
Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is appropriate for pregnant women and for patients undergoing urologic procedures in which mucosal bleeding is expected
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