A 26-year-old at 14 weeks' gestation has asymptomatic bacteriuria with 100,000 CFU/mL E. coli on screening culture. What is recommended?...

Question

A 26-year-old at 14 weeks' gestation has asymptomatic bacteriuria with >100,000 CFU/mL E. coli on screening culture. What is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Treat with a 5-7 day course of an appropriate antibiotic (e.g., nitrofurantoin)

Answer

Observation without treatment

Answer

Treat with a 3‑day course of TMP‑SMX

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Delay treatment until symptomatic

Answer

Fluoroquinolone therapy for 7 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy