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Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2015
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Title
Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2015
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd009534.pub2
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Anca Zalmanovici Trestioreanu, Adi Lador, May‐Tal Sauerbrun‐Cutler, Leonard Leibovici

Abstract

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is commonly detected in women aged up to 60 years, patients with diabetes, and the elderly. The benefit of antibiotic treatment for this condition is controversial. To assess the effectiveness and safety of antibiotics treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults. Specific objectives were to assess 1) the effectiveness of antibiotics for preventing development of symptomatic UTI, UTI-related complications, overall mortality, UTI-related mortality, and resolution of bacteriuria; 2) the development of resistance to antibiotic treatment by comparing resistance of grown bacteria in urine before and after therapy; and 3) the frequency of adverse events. We searched the Cochrane Renal Group's Specialised Register up to 24 February 2015 through contact with the Trials' Search Co-ordinator using search terms relevant to this review. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs comparing antibiotics to placebo or no treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults were included. The outcomes of interest were the development of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI), complications, death, any adverse event, development of antibiotic resistance, bacteriological cure, and decline in kidney function. Two authors independently extracted the data and assessed study quality. Statistical analyses were performed using the random effects model and the results expressed as risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). We included nine studies (1614 participants) in this review. Symptomatic UTI (RR 1.11, 95% CI 0.51 to 2.43), complications (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0. 35 to 1.74), and death (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.41) were similar between the antibiotic and placebo or no treatment arms. Antibiotics were more effective for bacteriological cure (RR 2.32, 95% CI 1.11 to 4.83) but also more adverse events developed in this group (RR 3.77, 95% CI 1.40 to 10.15). No decline in the kidney function was observed across the studies; minimal data were available on the emergence of resistant strains after antimicrobial treatment.The included studies were of medium and high quality, used different treatments for different durations of treatment and follow-up, different populations, but this did not appear to influence the results of review. No differences were observed between antibiotics versus no treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria for the development of symptomatic UTI, complications or death. Antibiotics were superior to no treatment for the bacteriological cure but with significantly more adverse events. There was no clinical benefit from treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in the studies included in this review.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
Colombia 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 292 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 47 16%
Student > Bachelor 42 14%
Researcher 25 8%
Other 23 8%
Student > Postgraduate 22 7%
Other 49 17%
Unknown 87 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 110 37%
Nursing and Health Professions 31 11%
Immunology and Microbiology 10 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 2%
Other 32 11%
Unknown 97 33%
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