What is the definition or description of: asymptomatic bacteriuria?

Painless UTI...: Asymptomatic means without symptoms: no pain, no discoloration, no fever, no nausea, no abdominal pain--essentially no physical clue of an infection. Yet, when your urine is tested (by looking under the microscope) there are clearly identifiable bacteria (germs) swimming around! there typically would be microscopic signs of pus &/or blood as well. A urine culture would reveal the infection also.

Definition:: Asymptomatic bacteruria is the condition of having bacteria present in a urine specimen, but no overt symptoms of urinary tract infection. This is common in elderly women and individuals with congenitally malformed or surgically altered urinary systems.