Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach for Urinary Catheter–Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria | Zendy

Barbara W. Trautner | Zendy; Larissa Grigoryan | Zendy; Nancy J. Petersen | Zendy; Sylvia J. Hysong | Zendy; José Cadena | Zendy; Jan E. Patterson | Zendy; Aanand D. Naik | Zendy

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Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach for Urinary Catheter–Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Author(s) -

Barbara W. Trautner,

Larissa Grigoryan,

Nancy J. Petersen,

Sylvia J. Hysong,

José Cadena,

Jan E. Patterson,

Aanand D. Naik

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.1878

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteriuria , antimicrobial stewardship , urine , urinary system , urinary catheterization , antimicrobial , asymptomatic , rate ratio , emergency medicine , nitrofurantoin , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , confidence interval , antibiotic resistance , chemistry , organic chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in patients with urinary catheters remains high. Health care professionals have difficulty differentiating cases of ASB from catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

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