Screening
Screening for the presence of bacteriuria in patients with chronic indwelling catheters is not recommended.[4][51]
Screening and treatment for the presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in adult men, except before planned urological procedures that disrupt the mucosa, are not recommended, because elimination of asymptomatic bacteriuria does not alter morbidity or mortality.[4][51] However, before urological procedures that may disrupt the urinary tract lining, an attempt should be made to sterilise the urine, thereby decreasing the risk of bacteraemia and sepsis.[52]
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