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Reductions in antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections (UTIs) would reduce overall antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance. Previous studies on prescribing using routinely collected data have previously not included microbiology data. Linkage of microbiology data to primary care and secondary care data is a novel element of this study that allowed the authors to strengthen the outcomes of urinary infection-related hospital admission in a way that has not been previously described. This study found that antibiotic stewardship efforts for UTIs should be targeted at younger patients without specific risk factors.