Question

A 60-year-old woman with sinusitis was incidentally found to have bacteriuria on screening; she is asymptomatic. She is scheduled for transurethral resection of a bladder tumor next week. Best approach?

Accepted Answer

Treat asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to urologic procedure

Answer

No antibiotics

Answer

Delay surgery for 2 weeks and retest

Answer

Start nitrofurantoin day of surgery only

Answer

Give a single dose of cefazolin intraoperatively only

Practice question

A 60-year-old woman with sinusitis was incidentally found to have bacteriuria on screening; she is asymptomatic. She is scheduled for transurethral resection of a bladder tumor next week. Best approach?