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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Reported for Different Populations

PopulationPrevalence, %Reference
Children
 Boys<1[7]
 Girls1–2[8–10]
Healthy women
 Premenopausal1.0–5.0[11]
 Pregnant1.9–9.5[11]
 Postmenopausal (age 50–70 y)2.8–8.6[11]
Persons with diabetes
 Women10.8–16[12]
 Men0.7–11[12]
Elderly persons in the community (age ≥70 y)
 Women10.8–16[13]
 Men3.6–19[13]
Elderly persons in a long-term care facility
 Women25–50[13]
 Men15–50[13]
Persons with spinal cord injury
 Intermittent catheter use23–69[14]
 Sphincterotomy/condom catheter57[15]
Persons with kidney transplant
 First month posttransplant23–24[16, 17]
 1 mo–1 y post-transplant10–17[16]
 >1 y post-transplant2–9[16]
Persons with indwelling catheter use
 Short-term3%–5%/day catheter[18]
 Long-term100[19]
PopulationPrevalence, %Reference
Children
 Boys<1[7]
 Girls1–2[8–10]
Healthy women
 Premenopausal1.0–5.0[11]
 Pregnant1.9–9.5[11]
 Postmenopausal (age 50–70 y)2.8–8.6[11]
Persons with diabetes
 Women10.8–16[12]
 Men0.7–11[12]
Elderly persons in the community (age ≥70 y)
 Women10.8–16[13]
 Men3.6–19[13]
Elderly persons in a long-term care facility
 Women25–50[13]
 Men15–50[13]
Persons with spinal cord injury
 Intermittent catheter use23–69[14]
 Sphincterotomy/condom catheter57[15]
Persons with kidney transplant
 First month posttransplant23–24[16, 17]
 1 mo–1 y post-transplant10–17[16]
 >1 y post-transplant2–9[16]
Persons with indwelling catheter use
 Short-term3%–5%/day catheter[18]
 Long-term100[19]
Table 1.
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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Reported for Different Populations

PopulationPrevalence, %Reference
Children
 Boys<1[7]
 Girls1–2[8–10]
Healthy women
 Premenopausal1.0–5.0[11]
 Pregnant1.9–9.5[11]
 Postmenopausal (age 50–70 y)2.8–8.6[11]
Persons with diabetes
 Women10.8–16[12]
 Men0.7–11[12]
Elderly persons in the community (age ≥70 y)
 Women10.8–16[13]
 Men3.6–19[13]
Elderly persons in a long-term care facility
 Women25–50[13]
 Men15–50[13]
Persons with spinal cord injury
 Intermittent catheter use23–69[14]
 Sphincterotomy/condom catheter57[15]
Persons with kidney transplant
 First month posttransplant23–24[16, 17]
 1 mo–1 y post-transplant10–17[16]
 >1 y post-transplant2–9[16]
Persons with indwelling catheter use
 Short-term3%–5%/day catheter[18]
 Long-term100[19]
PopulationPrevalence, %Reference
Children
 Boys<1[7]
 Girls1–2[8–10]
Healthy women
 Premenopausal1.0–5.0[11]
 Pregnant1.9–9.5[11]
 Postmenopausal (age 50–70 y)2.8–8.6[11]
Persons with diabetes
 Women10.8–16[12]
 Men0.7–11[12]
Elderly persons in the community (age ≥70 y)
 Women10.8–16[13]
 Men3.6–19[13]
Elderly persons in a long-term care facility
 Women25–50[13]
 Men15–50[13]
Persons with spinal cord injury
 Intermittent catheter use23–69[14]
 Sphincterotomy/condom catheter57[15]
Persons with kidney transplant
 First month posttransplant23–24[16, 17]
 1 mo–1 y post-transplant10–17[16]
 >1 y post-transplant2–9[16]
Persons with indwelling catheter use
 Short-term3%–5%/day catheter[18]
 Long-term100[19]
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