Meeting
Abstract Number: 406
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Urine culture testing should primarily be reserved for patients with clinical symptoms or other limited indications. Unfortunately, many admitted patients undergo unnecessary urine culture testing, leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Unnecessary antibiotic treatment for ASB does not improve outcomes and exposes patients to side effects. The negative implications may include […]