Society guideline links: Asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Urinary tract infections in adults".)

Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't prescribe antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in non-pregnant patients (2024)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use antimicrobials to treat bacteriuria in older adults unless specific urinary tract symptoms are present (2022)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use antimicrobials to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in the elderly (2020)

●Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada: Position statement on asymptomatic bacteriuria (2018)

●Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC): Recommendations on screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy (2018)

United States

●Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Clinical practice guideline for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria, update (2019)

●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults – Screening (2019)

Europe

●European Association of Urology (EAU): Guidelines on urological infections – Asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults, update (2024)

Australia–New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not perform surveillance urine cultures or treat bacteriuria in elderly patients in the absence of symptoms or signs of infection (2022)

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not use antibiotics in asymptomatic bacteriuria (2016)

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not use antimicrobials to treat bacteriuria in older adults where specific urinary tract symptoms are not present (2016)