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Description of Resource:

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine culture in pregnant women at 12 to 16 weeks’ gestation or at the first prenatal visit, if later.

Evidence-Based Resource Details

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Developed By:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

MICH-10

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening recommendation statement [Internet]. 2008 Jul [cited 2014 Jan 8]. Available from: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf08/asymptbact/asbactrs.htm

Tags:

Effect Behavioral Change, Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Public Health, Healthcare, Clinical Practice, Primary Prevention, Patients

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-%E2%80%93-pregnant
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 16:00:51.0