Urinary Tract Infection
Prescribing for recurrent UTIs often does not align with IDSA guidelines, study finds
An assessment of antibiotic prescribing practices for adult patients with uncomplicated, recurring UTIs showed that prescriptions often do not align with Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines, researchers reported.
Primary care providers overestimate likelihood of disease before, after certain tests
Providers in the primary care setting often overestimate the probability of a diagnosis before and after testing, suggesting that many are “unaccustomed to using probability in diagnosis and clinical practice,” researchers said.
ACP recommends shorter antibiotic courses for common bacterial infections
ACP, citing previous data that indicate at least 30% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the U.S. were “unnecessary” and “often continued for too long,” issued best practices for appropriate antibiotic use in several bacterial infections.
Women with UTIs often receive inappropriate antibiotics, especially in rural areas
Nearly half of women with uncomplicated UTIs received inappropriate antibiotics, and more than a quarter received treatment for an inappropriately long duration, according to a recent study.
Harms of UTI prophylaxis outweigh benefits in older adults
Older adult patients who received antibiotic prophylaxis for UTIs experienced an increased risk for hospitalization, sepsis and bloodstream infection, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Telemedicine significantly improves antibiotic prescribing for UTIs, study finds
Virtual care for uncomplicated UTI was associated with more appropriate antimicrobial prescribing and a decrease in diagnostic testing and use of follow-up resources compared with in-person office visits, according to a recent study.
Algorithm reduces broad-spectrum antibiotic use for UTIs by 67%
A machine learning algorithm reduced the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for UTIs by as much as 67% in a study conducted at two Boston hospitals, according to results published in Science Translational Medicine.
Clinical effectiveness of new antibiotics similar to carbapenems for cUTIs
Carbapenem-sparing cUTI treatment shows superiority to piperacillin-tazobactam
Cefepime-enmetazobactam demonstrated superiority compared with piperacillin-tazobactam in a phase 3 trial involving more than 1,000 adults with complicated UTIs and acute pyelonephritis, according to results presented at IDWeek.