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Evaluation of Optimal Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections in Outpatient Clinics at an Academic Medical Center: Opportunities for Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Outpatient empiric urinary tract infection (UTI) prescribing is an area of interest for antimicrobial stewardship efforts. We conducted a retrospective chart review evaluating optimal antibiotic prescribing for UTIs in our… Click to show full abstract

Outpatient empiric urinary tract infection (UTI) prescribing is an area of interest for antimicrobial stewardship efforts. We conducted a retrospective chart review evaluating optimal antibiotic prescribing for UTIs in our internal medicine and urology clinics and found significant differences in prescribing patterns between provider type and UTI category. These data will inform our antimicrobial stewardship efforts in these clinics.

Keywords: treatment urinary; urinary tract; evaluation optimal; optimal treatment; antimicrobial stewardship

Journal Title: American journal of infection control
Year Published: 2021

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