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To the Editor: Harding et al. (Nov. 14 issue)¹ conclude that treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in women with diabetes does not appear to reduce complications and that screening and treatment are therefore not needed. However, Table 3 of their article shows that the women in the placebo group received significantly more antibiotics for symptomatic urinary tract infections than the women in the antimicrobial-therapy group. In addition, in our opinion, it is the effect of asymptomatic bacteriuria on renal function, and not symptomatic urinary tract infection, that is the most important variable. In citing our study,² Harding et al. do not . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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