A 65-year-old woman scheduled for hip arthroplasty has asymptomatic bacteriuria (100,000 CFU/mL E. coli) on pre-op urine culture. She is afebrile and ...

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A 65-year-old woman scheduled for hip arthroplasty has asymptomatic bacteriuria (100,000 CFU/mL E. coli) on pre-op urine culture. She is afebrile and asymptomatic. What is the best management?

Accepted Answer

Do not treat

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Start nitrofurantoin for 5 days

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Start TMP-SMX for 3 days

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Start cefpodoxime for 5 days

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Treat only if repeat culture confirms persistence

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

A 65-year-old woman scheduled for hip arthroplasty has asymptomatic bacteriuria (100,000 CFU/mL E. coli) on pre-op urine culture. She is afebrile and asymptomatic. What is the best management?