A 41-year-old woman with asymptomatic bacteriuria (E. coli ≥100,000 CFU/mL) at 14 weeks' gestation. Best management?...

Question

A 41-year-old woman with asymptomatic bacteriuria (E. coli ≥100,000 CFU/mL) at 14 weeks' gestation. Best management?

Accepted Answer

Nitrofurantoin or cephalexin for 5-7 days

Answer

No treatment unless symptomatic

Answer

Fluoroquinolone for 3 days

Answer

Single-dose fosfomycin is contraindicated in pregnancy

Answer

Delay treatment until third trimester

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