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Assessing the impact of an electronic health record intervention on testing and treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2025

Eleanor E.A. Smith Open the ORCID record for Eleanor E.A. Smith [Opens in a new window] ,
Sabra Shay ,
Kady Phe ,
Andrei Zidaru ,
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:
Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Sabra Shay
Affiliation:
Premier, Inc, Charlotte, NC, USA
Kady Phe
Affiliation:
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Andrei Zidaru
Affiliation:
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
Barbara W. Trautner
Affiliation:
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
Mayar Al Mohajer
Affiliation:
Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Corresponding author: Eleanor E.A. Smith; Email: eleanor.smith@bcm.edu
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Abstract

We developed an intervention to update the indications on a urinalysis and urine culture order set according to recent guidelines recommending against testing and treatment for bacteriuria in older adults with altered mental status or falls. The intervention had no impact on diagnostic or antibiotic stewardship.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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