To the Editor—Spivak et al [1] conclude correctly that, among veterans, asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is commonly misdiagnosed as “urinary tract infection” (UTI) and treated unnecessarily, to the patient’s detriment. However, limitations in the definitions these authors used may undercut their important message and lead providers to disregard their findings.

中文翻译：

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无症状菌尿

致编辑——Spivak 等人 [1] 正确地得出结论，在退伍军人中，无症状菌尿 (ASB) 通常被误诊为“尿路感染” (UTI) 并进行了不必要的治疗，对患者不利。然而，这些作者使用的定义的局限性可能会削弱他们的重要信息，并导致提供者无视他们的发现。