Proposing the "continuum of UTI" for a nuanced approach to antimicrobial stewardship

• Main Authors: Sonali Advani (Author), Nicholas Turner (Author), Rebecca North (Author), Rebekah Moehring (Author), Alicia Nelson (Author), Valerie Vaughn (Author), Charles Scales (Author), Nazema Siddiqui (Author), Kenneth Schmader (Author), Deverick Anderson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Historically, diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) has been divided into 3 categories based on symptoms and urine culture results: not UTI, asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), or UTI. However, some populations (eg, older adults, catheterized patients) may not present with signs or sy...