bacteriuria

Also bac·ter·u·ri·a

[bak-teer-ee-yoor-ee-uh]

noun

Pathology.

1. the presence of bacteria in the urine.

bacteriuria

/ bækˌtɪərɪˈjʊərɪə, ˌbæktəˈrjʊərɪə /

noun

1. the presence of bacteria in the urine

Word History and Origins

Origin of bacteriuria¹

First recorded in 1885–90; bacteri- + -uria

Example Sentences

When this occurs, it’s called asymptomatic bacteriuria, or AB.

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The task force concluded last month that for virtually everyone except pregnant women, screening for and treating asymptomatic bacteriuria provides no benefit and has potential harms.

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But studies have shown that with asymptomatic bacteriuria, withholding antibiotics doesn’t endanger patients.

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Yet such test results, signifying what’s known in doctor-talk as asymptomatic bacteriuria, frequently lead to unnecessary treatment with antibiotics.

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In the Michigan hospital study, patients treated for asymptomatic bacteriuria fared no better on a variety of measures than those who weren’t treated.

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