Determining Appropriateness of Treatment by Evaluating Providers’ Documentation of UTI Symptoms Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a positive urine culture without urinary symptoms. ASB treatment is discouraged due to clinical ineffectiveness and increased risk of antimicrobial resistance. This retrospective cohort determined the prevalence of inappropriate ASB prescribing.

This recent study in AJIC explores the prevalence of antibiotic prescribing for asymptomatic bacteriuria in outpatient clinics. How are your outpatient clinics reducing the use of antimicrobials?

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