Cultures from urinary catheters are often ordered without indication, leading to possible misdiagnosis of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), increasing antimicrobial use, and C difficile. We implemented a diagnostic stewardship intervention for urine cultures from catheters in a community hospital that led to a reduction in cultures and CAUTIs.
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2024 Jan 29*** epublish ***
Alfredo J Mena Lora, Jessica Hua, Mirza Ali, Candice Krill, Eden Takhsh, Susan C Bleasdale
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA., Saint Anthony Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.