Quality Improvement Study | Improved asymptomatic bacteriuria management by reduction of unnecessary urine culture requests

A Statewide Quality Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria – JAMA Internal Medicine

Related:

Diagnostic stewardship for urinary tract infection: A snapshot of the expert guidance – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Study: Hospital Intervention Resulted in a 45% Reduction in the Urine Cultures Ordered

Optimal Urine Culture Diagnostic Stewardship Practice—Results from an Expert Modified-Delphi Procedure – Clinical Infectious Diseases

USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults

Cohort Study: Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients is Common, and May be Associated with Longer Duration of Hospitalization

Inappropriate Management of Asymptomatic Patients With Positive Urine Cultures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

IDSA Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Commentary on Twitter

???Powerful message from our new study in @JAMAInternalMed: diagnostic stewardship (better use of diagnostic tests) was responsible for ALL the⬇️in unnecessary antibiotic use for ASB. ➕results??nudge to action. Time to??upstream to improve care! https://t.co/yO4UpA6ZKK pic.twitter.com/hXZGvNmVJP

— Valerie Vaughn (@ValerieVaughnMD) July 11, 2023