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Assessing clinicians’ and trainees’ knowledge and practice of the IDSA guidelines for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2024

Eleanor E. A. Smith Open the ORCID record for Eleanor E. A. Smith [Opens in a new window] ,
Nagakrishnal Nachimuthu ,
John Flynn ,
Ashok Balasubramanyam ,
Jose A. Negrete ,
Barbara W. Trautner Open the ORCID record for Barbara W. Trautner [Opens in a new window]  and
Mayar Al Mohajer
Eleanor E. A. Smith*
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Nagakrishnal Nachimuthu
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
John Flynn
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas CommonSpirit Health Texas Division, Houston, Texas
Ashok Balasubramanyam
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Jose A. Negrete
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Barbara W. Trautner
Affiliation:
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs’ Medical Center, Houston, Texas Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Mayar Al Mohajer
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
*
Corresponding author: Eleanor E. A. Smith; Email: eleanor.smith@bcm.edu
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Abstract

A survey of advanced practice clinicians (APCs), physicians, residents, and medical students at an academic medical center and community practices in southeastern Texas revealed a gap in knowledge and practice related to testing and treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in older adults.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 5 , May 2024 , pp. 664 - 666
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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