A 28-year-old woman at 10 weeks pregnant has asymptomatic bacteriuria with E. coli ≥100,000 CFU/mL. Best management?...

Question

A 28-year-old woman at 10 weeks pregnant has asymptomatic bacteriuria with E. coli ≥100,000 CFU/mL. Best management?

Accepted Answer

Nitrofurantoin 5 days (avoid at term)

Answer

No treatment required

Answer

TMP-SMX 3 days regardless of trimester

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Fluoroquinolone 3 days

Answer

Wait until symptoms develop

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy