Unintended consequences of a reflex urine culture order set on appropriate antibiotic use

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep;41(9):1090-1092. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.230. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Abstract

We evaluated the impact of reflex urine culture screen results on antibiotic initiation. More patients with positive urine screen but negative culture received antibiotics than those with a negative screen (30.5 vs 7.1%). Urine screen results may inappropriately influence antibiotic initiation in patients with a low likelihood of infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Reflex
  • Urinalysis
  • Urinary Tract Infections* / diagnosis
  • Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents