Diseases

Bacteriuria

The presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. These bacteria are from the URINARY TRACT and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. Bacteriuria can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. Significant bacteriuria is an indicator of urinary tract infection.

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The presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. These bacteria are from the URINARY TRACT and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. Bacteriuria can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. Significant bacteriuria is an indicator of urinary tract infection.

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  • Bacteriurias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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differentiate from URINE/microbiol; coordinate IM with specific bacterium (IM) and specific bacterial infection (IM)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Bacteriuria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001437. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001437
  2. Bacteriuria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriuria
  3. Bacteriuria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q632522