Impact of discontinuing automatic reflex urine culture after urinalysis: a diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship initiative
Stopping reflex testing reduced the lab burden by focusing on clinically relevant cases of UTIs and supported improved antibiotic stewardship. This enabled healthcare providers toselectively order culture and sensitivity, targeting true UTIs.
Authors
- Janell Lukey
- Dhammika H. Navarathna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0070-5919)
- Chetan Jinadatha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3916-952X)
- Blaine Berger
Institutions
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple (US)
- Texas A&M Health Science Center (US)
- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
- Bryan College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1572936
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00