A 79-year-old woman with a chronic Foley catheter has bacteriuria (100,000 CFU/mL) on routine culture but no urinary symptoms. What is the best manag...

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A 79-year-old woman with a chronic Foley catheter has bacteriuria (>100,000 CFU/mL) on routine culture but no urinary symptoms. What is the best management?

Accepted Answer

Start suppressive antibiotics

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Treat with 3 days of TMP-SMX

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Treat with 7 days of nitrofurantoin

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Replace the catheter and give ceftriaxone

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No antibiotics; no screening/treatment indicated

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

A 79-year-old woman with a chronic Foley catheter has bacteriuria (>100,000 CFU/mL) on routine culture but no urinary symptoms. What is the best management?