Asymptomatic bacteriuria is seen in

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is used when a bacterial count of the same species over 10^5/ml in midstream clean catch specimen of urine on two occasions in women or on a single occasion in men is detected without symptoms of urinary infections. E.coli is the offending organism in over 90% cases. Other pathogens are Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus. Asymptomatic bacteriuria occurs in a small number of healthy people. It affects women more often than men.The following increases the risk: Diabetes Infected kidney stones Kidney transplant Older age Pregnancy -- up to 40% of pregnant women with untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria will develop a kidney infectioncatheterised patients Vesicoureteral reflux (backward movement of urine from the bladder into ureters or kidneys) in young children.