Urine culture and urinalysis utilization practices in United States acute care hospitals between 2017 and 2020
UC utilization decreased over the study period. The proportion of UCs with a positive UA increased. This may suggest a positive impact of diagnostic stewardship practices at the national level although further progress is needed.
Authors
- Scott K. Fridkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-693X)
- James Baggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0757-4683)
- Sujan Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-7011)
- Kelly M Hatfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1035-8420)
- Sophia V. Kazakova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5783-4829)
- Joseph D. Lutgring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-8317)
- Nyawung L. Asonganyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6835-7944)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Georgia Urology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10260
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention