What are the benefits of screening and treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women, nonpregnant women, and men?
• What are the harms of screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women, nonpregnant women, and men? The Task Force determined that this update need not review new evidence for the harms of antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria because the adverse effects of commonly used antibiotic medications are well established.
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