1676. Evaluation of Antibiotic Overuse for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in a Hospital with Low Baseline Antibiotic Use

摘要

In 2019, the Infectious Diseases Society of America published guidelines for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) with recommendations to avoid antimicrobial therapy in most patients. Denver Health has existing guidance for the management of patients with a urinary tract infection (UTI) and in August of 2019, implemented specific guidance for the management of ASB. As an institution, Denver Health has a Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) of 0.8-0.9, suggesting a strong antimicrobial stewardship program with a ratio of < 1. The purpose of this study is to assess if signs and symptoms were present in patients prescribed an antibiotic for UTI.