235. If Symptoms Aren’t Described, Antibiotics Aren’t Prescribed: Implementation of a Multifaceted Toolkit Targeting Overtreatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria across a Large Health-system

BACKGROUND: Overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a major challenge for antimicrobial stewardship (ASP). A February 2017 review of our health-system showed >50% of inpatients with a positive urine culture (PUC) were treated despite no urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms or compell...

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Autores principales: Williamson, Julie E, Logan, Andrea Y, Boger, M Sean, Jarrett, Steven, Irausquin, Stephanie J, Davidson, Lisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253692/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.246

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253692/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.246

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