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===Asymptomatic bacteriuria=== Those who have bacteria in the urine but no symptoms should not generally be treated with antibiotics.<ref name="Ariathianto">{{cite journal | vauthors = Ariathianto Y | title = Asymptomatic bacteriuria - prevalence in the elderly population | journal = Australian Family Physician | volume = 40 | issue = 10 | pages = 805–809 | date = October 2011 | pmid = 22003486 }}</ref> This includes those who are old, those with spinal cord injuries, and those who have urinary catheters.<ref name="Colgan">{{cite journal | vauthors = Colgan R, Nicolle LE, McGlone A, Hooton TM | title = Asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults | journal = American Family Physician | volume = 74 | issue = 6 | pages = 985–990 | date = September 2006 | pmid = 17002033 }}</ref><ref name="AGSfive">{{Citation |author1=American Geriatrics Society |title=Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question |url=http://www.choosingwisely.org/doctor-patient-lists/american-geriatrics-society/ |work=Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901100140/http://www.choosingwisely.org/doctor-patient-lists/american-geriatrics-society/ |publisher=American Geriatrics Society |access-date=1 August 2013 |archive-date=1 September 2013 |author1-link=American Geriatrics Society |url-status=live}}</ref> Pregnancy is an exception and it is recommended that women take seven{{nbsp}}days of antibiotics.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Widmer M, Lopez I, Gülmezoglu AM, Mignini L, Roganti A | title = Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2015 | issue = 11 | pages = CD000491 | date = November 2015 | pmid = 26560337 | pmc = 7043273 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD000491.pub3 }}</ref><ref name="Guinto-2010">{{cite journal | vauthors = Guinto VT, De Guia B, Festin MR, Dowswell T | title = Different antibiotic regimens for treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 9 | pages = CD007855 | date = September 2010 | pmid = 20824868 | pmc = 4033758 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD007855.pub2 }}</ref> If not treated it causes up to 30% of mothers to develop [[pyelonephritis]] and increases risk of [[low birth weight]] and [[preterm birth]].<ref name=":0" /> Some also support treatment of those with [[diabetes mellitus]]<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Julka S | title = Genitourinary infection in diabetes | journal = Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism | volume = 17 | issue = Suppl 1 | pages = S83–S87 | date = October 2013 | pmid = 24251228 | pmc = 3830375 | doi = 10.4103/2230-8210.119512 | doi-access = free }}</ref> and treatment before urinary tract procedures which will likely cause bleeding.<ref name="AGSfive" />
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