Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A decline in antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria was linked to a decline in unnecessary urine cultures.

WASHINGTON -- Michigan hospitals were able to cut down on unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) thanks to better diagnostic stewardship, according to a study. The percentage of ...

Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infections among children who have fever without a source, the frequency of UTI among febrile young children is generally < 10%.

—Researchers in Australia identified urine microscopy with culture and sensitivity as a potentially overused test in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection. Reducing unnecessary testing in ...

A new diagnostic method for urinary tract infection in pediatric patients older than 2 months blends the liberal approach taken by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2011 guidelines and the ...

Fully 70% of primary care physicians say that they would prescribe antibiotics for patients who are asymptomatic for urinary tract infections (UTIs) when urine culture results are positive for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Automation has not improved the accuracy of UTI screening tests, researchers found. Choosing not to order urine ...

The sensitivity of a urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection (UTI) is not optimal—75%-85%, depending on the study. Although the American Academy of ...

The absence of urinary nitrites predicts potential resistance of pediatric UTIs to cephalosporins, according to investigators at the Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada. They ...