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Published on: June 23, 2015
Urinary symptoms, sexual intercourse and significant bacteriuria in male patients attending STD clinics
Objective:
To assess the relationship between sexual behaviour, urinary symptoms, urinalysis and bacteriuria in men attending STD clinics.
Design:
A prospective study recording sexual behaviour, urinary symptoms and collecting mid-stream urine specimens.
Setting:
Two West Midlands STD clinics, UK.
Subjects:
1086 new male patients.
Results:
704 patients had had sexual intercourse (SI) within 14 days of testing, 424 had urinary symptoms and 122 had pyuria. All 13 patients with positive culture had SI < 14 days before testing, urinary symptoms and pyuria. No association was found between sexual orientation, type of SI, number of sexual partners, condom usage and bacteriuria.
Conclusion:
Bacteriuria does not behave as an STD but SI may be a factor in acquiring bacteriuria. Dysuria with or without urethral discharge is the most predictive symptom of bacteriuria. Pyuria has a high sensitivity for predicting bacteriuria among males.
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