Validation and Use of a Measure in Critical Access Hospitals to Reduce Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

• Main Authors: Hannah Imlay (Author), Claire Ciarkowski (Author), Zahra Kassamali Escobar (Author), Chloe Bryson-Cahn (Author), Adam Hersh (Author), Natalia Martinez-Paz (Author), Whitney Hartlage (Author), Jeannie Chan (Author), Hannah Hardin (Author), Andrea White (Author), Chaorong Wu (Author), Valerie Vaughn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI) contributes to antibiotic overuse. The Inappropriate Diagnosis of UTI (ID-UTI) measure-which quantifies the percentage of treated bacteriuria that is asymptomatic (ASB) using a standard definition of UTI-has been val...