Overtreatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: Identifying Targets for Improvement. (5th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hartley, Sarah; Valley, Staci; Kuhn, Latoya; Washer, Laraine L.; Gandhi, Tejal; Meddings, Jennifer; Chenoweth, Carol; Malani, Anurag N.; Saint, Sanjay; Srinivasan, Arjun; Flanders, Scott A.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 36:Number 4(2015)
• Page Start: 470
• Page End: 473
• Publication Date: 2015-01-05
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2014.73
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria contributes to antimicrobial overuse in hospitalized patients. Indications for urine culture, treatment, and targets for improvement were evaluated in 153 patients. Drivers of antimicrobial overuse included fever with an alternative source, altered mental status, and leukocytosis, which led 435 excess days of antimicrobial therapy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;00(0): 1–4