Bacteriuria
Definition
The presence of bacteria in freshly voided urine, confirmed and quantified through a urine culture test. Clinically, bacteriuria can be asymptomatic (frequent in pregnant women or the elderly, without presenting an inflammatory presentation) or symptomatic, in which case it represents a direct biological indicator of an active urinary tract infection (UTI).
Bilingual Equivalents
- Bacteriuria
- Bacterial urine clearance
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun with regular plural and genitive-dative structural variations. |
| Formation | Scientific compound borrowed from French 'bactériurie', combining 'bacterio-' with the clinical suffix '-uria'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [bak.te.ri.u.ˈri.e] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Clinical Pathology, Urology, and Nephrology |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Urocultura a evidențiat o bacterioriurie semnificativă, cu peste o sută de mii de unități formatoare de colonii pe mililitru.
EN: The urine culture revealed a significant bacteriuria, with over one hundred thousand colony-forming units per milliliter.
RO: Depistarea unei bacteriurii asimptomatice la femeia gravidă impune tratament imediat pentru a preveni o pielonefrită ulterioară.
EN: Detecting an asymptomatic bacteriuria in a pregnant woman requires immediate treatment to prevent subsequent pyelonephritis.
RO: Analiza repetată a confirmat dispariția bacteriuriei în urma finalizării schemei de tratament antibiotic.
EN: The repeated analysis confirmed the clearance of the bacteriuria following the completion of the antibiotic treatment scheme.
Idioms & Phrases
Bacteriurie asimptomatică / Asymptomatic bacteriuria
RO: Prezența bacteriilor în urină la un nivel cantitativ ridicat, fără ca pacientul să acuze usturimi, dureri sau alte semne clinice.
EN: The presence of bacteria in urine at a high quantitative level without the patient complaining of burning, pain, or other clinical signs.
Prag de bacteriurie / Bacteriuria threshold / significant bacteriuria count
RO: Limita numerică de colonii bacteriene de la care prezența microbilor în urină este considerată patologică și nu o simplă contaminare.
EN: The numerical limit of bacterial colonies above which the presence of microbes in urine is considered pathological and not a mere contamination.
Bacteriurie semnificativă / Significant bacteriuria
RO: Concentrație microbiană urinară ce depășește normele standard de laborator, indicând o colonizare reală a tractului urinar.
EN: A urinary microbial concentration exceeding standard laboratory norms, indicating a genuine colonization of the urinary tract.
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