By Ethan Covey
Excessive laboratory testing, prolonged treatment durations and a lack of assessment of urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms result in high rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, according to data presented at IDWeek 2023, held in Boston (poster 2236).
“As we know, UTIs remain a problem as they continue to be overdiagnosed,” said Renata Boatwright, PharmD, an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist at Jackson South Medical Center (JSMC), in Miami. “In