Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a significant cause of morbidity among older adults;
however, antibiotic prescriptions for clinically suspected UTIs are often inappropriate …

The emerging crisis in antibiotic resistance and concern that we now sit on the precipice of a
post-antibiotic era have given rise to advocacy at the highest levels for widespread adoption …

We provide an overview of diagnostic stewardship with key concepts that include the
diagnostic pathway and the multiple points where interventions can be implemented …

Importance Overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in patients with urinary
catheters remains high. Health care professionals have difficulty differentiating cases of ASB …

Importance Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) with antibiotics is a common factor
in inappropriate antibiotic use, but risk factors and outcomes associated with treatment of …

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Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common indications for antibiotic
prescriptions in the outpatient setting. Given rising rates of antibiotic resistance among …

A technology to prevent catheter-associated UTIs is still not available; however, there are
promising results with new approaches such as the use of reminder systems and infection …

Background Patients with long-term indwelling catheters are at high risk of catheter-
associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). We hypothesized that colonizing the bladder with …

Objective: Until recently the generally accepted paradigm implied that urine of healthy
people is sterile. In the present study, urine of healthy subjects was investigated by extended …