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Best Practices in Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections

After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—

  • Explain how to distinguish asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) from a urinary tract infection (UTI)
  • Discuss the patient populations who should and should not be tested and treated for ASB
  • Recommend empiric treatments for UTIs
  • Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for UTIs after additional clinical data are available
  • Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for UTIs

Slides (PPTX)

Facilitator Guide (PDF)

One-Page Document — Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (DOCX)

One-Page Document — Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB) (PDF)

Page last reviewed November 2019
Page originally created November 2019

Internet Citation: Best Practices in Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections. Content last reviewed November 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/uti.html

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