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Table 1 Show characteristics of patients diagnosed with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB)

From: Evaluation of asymptomatic bacteruria management before and after antimicrobial stewardship program implementation: retrospective study

Patient characteristics

Total (N = 109)

Median age, in years, (range)

65 (11–98)

Female gender, n (%)

74 (68)

Urinary catheter, n (%)

64 (58.7)

Comorbidities

 Hypertension, n (%)

82 (75.2)

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

80 (73.3)

 Dyslipidemia, n (%)

38 (34.8)

 Ischemic Heart Disease, n (%)

37 (33.9)

 Neurological diseaseb, n (%)

32 (29.3)

 Cerebrovascular Accident, n (%)

32 (29.3)

 Chronic kidney disease, n (%)

25 (23)

 Endocrine diseasec, n (%)

13 (11.9)

 Pulmonary diseased, n (%)

7 (6.4)

Urinalysis result

 Pyuria, n (%)

96 (88.0)

 RBCse in urine, n (%)

36 (33.02)

 Leukocytes in urine, n (%)

100 (91.74)

  1. aASB Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
  2. bNeurological disease: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Dementia and Epilepsy
  3. cEndocrine disease: Hypothyroidism and Addison’s disease
  4. dPulmonary disease: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  5. eRBCs Red Blood Cell