Teamwork and safety climate affect antimicrobial stewardship for asymptomatic bacteriuria.

Dimitri M DrekonjaLarissa GrigoryanPaola LichtenbergerChristopher J GraberPayal K PatelJohn N VanLaura M DillonYiqun WangTimothy P GauthierSteve W WisemanBhavarth S ShuklaAanand D NaikSylvia J HysongJennifer R KramerBarbara W Trautner

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)

Our survey revealed substantial misunderstanding regarding management of ASB among providers, nurses, and CNAs. Educating and empowering these professionals to discourage unnecessary urine culturing and inappropriate antibiotic use will be key components of antibiotic stewardship efforts.

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