Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Canada
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use antimicrobials to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in the elderly (2020)
United States
●Choosing Wisely: Don't obtain urine tests until clinical criteria are met (2013, updated 2019)
●Choosing Wisely: Avoid the use of surveillance cultures for the screening and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (2014, updated 2016)
Europe
●European Association of Urology (EAU): Guidelines on urological infections, update (2021)
●European Confederation of Laboratory Medicine (ECLM): European urinalysis guidelines (2000)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on antenatal care (2021)
●NICE: Quality standard on urinary tract infections in adults (2015)
Australia-New Zealand
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not use antibiotics in asymptomatic bacteriuria (2016)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Choosing Wisely Japan: About urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the elderly (2018)