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An 85-year-old man patient of yours is discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for a urinary tract infection.

Three days after discharge the lab calls you to say that they received a urine sample before his discharge and there was E. coli present in the urine. However, there are no signs of infection. You call the man back to your surgery to check that he is okay. He has no pain while urinating and says he feels much better.

Which of the following is the best course of action?