Cost-Free Prevention to Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Diabetic Women

We read with interest the article of Geerlings et al. (1) that analyzed asymptomatic bacteriuria as a complication in diabetic women. It is known that urinary tract infections (UTIs) are an important problem in diabetic individuals, and bacteriuria is more common in diabetic women than in nondiabetic women (2) because of several factors that predispose diabetic individuals to infection (3). Furthermore, many UTIs are asymptomatic, and, as observed by Vejlsgaard (4), it is not clear if symptomatic infections are preceded by asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Several studies confirm that there is a higher prevalence of ASB in diabetic women than in nondiabetic women (1). Unfortunately, ASB is not easily detected, even if there are some elements and clinical signs that indicate the presence of ASB. Furthermore, …