—Researchers in Australia identified urine microscopy with culture and sensitivity as a potentially overused test in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection. Reducing unnecessary testing in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The automated system accurately identified 98.1% of negative cultures. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A decline in antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria was linked to a decline in unnecessary urine cultures.

WASHINGTON -- Michigan hospitals were able to cut down on unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) thanks to better diagnostic stewardship, according to a study. The percentage of ...

Arlington, Va., March 2, 2023 – Physicians in the largest safety-net hospital system in the United States used two electronic health record (EHR)-focused interventions to significantly reduce ...

Dear Doctors: I have had a UTI several times and know the symptoms. This last time, when I went to urgent care, they said they needed a urine culture before they could treat me. It was another day of ...

Your urine is not useless waste! In certain cultures, it is used as a skin protectant, an anti-infectious agent, and - surprisingly - a tooth whitener, among myriad other uses Urine is not just, as ...

The new French recommendations on the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in men, presented at the French Urology Congress in 2025, signal a major shift in routine clinical ...

One of the most common infections treated by antibiotics is a urinary tract infection (UTI). Treatment guidelines are issued for uncomplicated and complicated cases. When there are bacteria in the ...