Editing Asymptomatic carrier (section)

== Asymptomatic bacteriuria ==

Asymptomatic [[bacteriuria]] is a condition that typically impacts 3–5% of women, with the most vulnerable populations being the elderly and those diagnosed with diabetes.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/SupportingDoc/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening/evidence-summary11 |title= Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening |work= US Preventive Services Task Force |access-date= 2018-11-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181113030109/https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/SupportingDoc/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening/evidence-summary11 |archive-date= 2018-11-13 |url-status= dead }}</ref>  Within the female population, the risk of bacteriuria increases with age. ''Escherichia coli'' is the most common organism found during urine analysis, though the variety of potentially infectious organisms is diverse and can include Enterobacteriaceae, ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', Enterococcus species, and group B streptococcus.<ref name=":4">{{cite journal | vauthors = Colgan R, Nicolle LE, McGlone A, Hooton TM | title = Asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults | journal = American Family Physician | volume = 74 | issue = 6 | pages = 985–990 | date = September 2006 | pmid = 17002033 | url = http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0915/p985.html }}</ref> The [[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]] has issued a set of screening recommendations as well as offered some insight into the mechanism of bacteriuria.<ref name=":4" /> Results of the meta-analysis produced no clear explanation for asymptomatic carriage, but did yield new evidence that strengthened the support for screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women only.<ref name=":4" />