Opportunities for antibiotic stewardship in emergency department or hospitalized patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria: Identifying risk factors for antibiotic treatment

Morgan L. Bixby, Brian R. Raux, Aakansha Bhalla, Christopher McCoy, Elizabeth B. Hirsch

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Abstract

Antibiotic treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is considered inappropriate and may lead to adverse events. This 2-center, retrospective cohort study including emergency department or inpatient adults identified pyuria (odds ratio, 2.43; 95% confidence interval, 1.17-5.01; P =.02) as the only independent risk factor for antibiotic treatment of ASB.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere16
JournalAntimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 31 2022

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Funding Information:
EBH has received grant funding from Merck and advisory board honoraria from Merck, MeMed, and Melinta. All others declare no potential conflicts of interest.

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