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What does bacteriuria mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bacteriuria? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
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All pregnant women should be screened for bacteriuria and subsequently treated with antibiotics such as nitrofurantoin, sulfisoxazole or cephalexin.
The specificity of the dipstick test makes it useful for identifying hematuria, pyuria, or bacteriuria.
This multicenter trial initially enrolled 421 children who were one to 24 months of age and had a fever and pyuria or bacteriuria in a catheterized urine specimen.
Because of hematuria, bacteriuria and pyuria, Susan had been treated for a urinary tract infection with possible pyelonephritis.
The review concludes that antibiotic treatment is effective in clearing bacteriuria, reducing the incidence of pyelonephritis, and reducing the incidence of preterm delivery or low birth weight infants.
Virtually every patient with chronic catheterization is colonized with bacteriuria within six weeks.

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