title: Importance of urinary tract infection to antibiotic use among hospitalized patients.
abstract: Many patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria receive extended courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Antibiotic use was analyzed in patients admitted to the hospital with urinary tract infection. Strategies to optimize antibiotic use for such patients are discussed and include implementing a process whereby a urine culture is automatically performed if a urinalysis result suggests infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5378, USA.
authors.forename: Tejal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Flanders
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Markovitz
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saint
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents