What does ASB stand for?

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

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Against this background, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) among out-patients attending various clinics in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria, to determine the most prevalent uropathogen, and the distribution of uropathogens among both genders.

Observed changes in the prevalence of uropathogens in Benin City, ...

This condition is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria.

Kidney Infection-What Causes Kidney Infection?

Antibiotic prophylaxis did not significantly decrease symptomatic infections, although it reduced asymptomatic bacteriuria among acute patients.

Silver hydrogel urinary catheters: evaluation of safety and efficacy ...

The very high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria means that, in a patient with nonspecific deterioration in clinical status, a positive urine culture has a low predictive value for identifying symptomatic urinary infection (10).

Preventing Infections in Non-Hospital Settings: Long-Term Care

Since most CAUTIs are a symptomatic and do not result in urosepsis (13), it is difficult to justify antimicrobial therapy of asymptomatic bacteriuria other than for granulocytopenic or other severely immunocompromised patients, patients scheduled for urologic surgery, pregnant women, patients with Serratia CAUTI, or patients about to have their catheter removed.

Engineering Out the Risk for Infection with Urinary Catheters