Journal article
A Controlled Quasi-Experimental Study of an Educational Intervention to Reduce the Unnecessary Use of Antimicrobials For Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) should only be treated in cases of pregnancy or in-patients undergoing urologic procedures; however, unnecessary treatment of ABU is common in clinical practice.
OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for unnecessary treatment and to assess the impact of an educational intervention focused on these risk factors on treatment of ABU.
Authors
Irfan N; Brooks A; Mithoowani S; Celetti SJ; Main C; Mertz D
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, No. 7,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0132071
ISSN
1932-6203