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Outcomes in patients with untreated versus treated asymptomatic bacteriuria within five Veterans Affairs facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2025

Kelly Davis Open the ORCID record for Kelly Davis [Opens in a new window] ,
Angela Kaucher Open the ORCID record for Angela Kaucher [Opens in a new window] ,
Hans Scheerenberger ,
Jarred Bowden Open the ORCID record for Jarred Bowden [Opens in a new window] ,
Brittany DeJarnett Open the ORCID record for Brittany DeJarnett [Opens in a new window] ,
Garrett Fannin ,
Anna Mitchell ,
Morgan Johnson Open the ORCID record for Morgan Johnson [Opens in a new window]  and
Jessica Bennett Open the ORCID record for Jessica Bennett [Opens in a new window]
Kelly Davis*
Affiliation:
Lexington VA Health Care System, Lexington, KY, USA
Angela Kaucher
Affiliation:
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN, USA
Hans Scheerenberger
Affiliation:
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN, USA
Jarred Bowden
Affiliation:
Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Brittany DeJarnett
Affiliation:
Robley Rex VA Medical Center, Louisville, KY, USA
Garrett Fannin
Affiliation:
Lexington VA Health Care System, Lexington, KY, USA
Anna Mitchell
Affiliation:
Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Morgan Johnson
Affiliation:
Veteran Administration Tennessee Valley VA Health Care System, Nashville, TN, USA
Jessica Bennett
Affiliation:
Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
*
Corresponding author: Kelly W. Davis; Email: Kellya.davis@va.gov
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 46 , Issue 10 , October 2025 , pp. 1052 - 1054
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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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Statement of previous presentation of the data: Preliminary results were presented in poster form at The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference, Houston, TX. May 2024.

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