By Marie Rosenthal, MS
Diagnostic stewardship regarding urine culturing is more effective than antibiotic stewardship at reducing unnecessary antibiotics for patients treated for urinary tract infections (UTIs) who have asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), according to Valerie Vaughn, MD, MSc, who presented data at IDWeek 2022, in Washington D.C.
Up to 80% of hospitalized patients who are found to have ASB end up receiving antibiotics to treat it, explained Dr. Vaughn, who is the director of hospital