Table 2.
Encounter Types and Appropriate/Inappropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Categorizations
| Diagnosis | ASB Encounters (N = 51), No. (%) | UTI Encounters (N = 119), No. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriate ASB diagnosis | 51 (100) | … |
| Inappropriate ASB diagnosis | 0 (0) | … |
| Appropriate UTI diagnosis | … | 82 (68.9) |
| Appropriate UTI diagnosis without positive culture | … | 10 (8.4) |
| Inappropriate UTI diagnosis | … | 37 (31.1) |
| Inappropriate UTI diagnosis (true ASB) | … | 30 (25.2) |
| Inappropriate UTI diagnosis without positive culture | … | 7 (5.9) |
| Treatment | … | |
| Appropriate ASB treatment (ie, no antibiotics) | 49 (96.1) | … |
| Inappropriate ASB treatment | 2 (3.9) | … |
| Inappropriate UTI diagnosis (true ASB) | 30 (25.2) | |
| Appropriate UTI treatment | … | 58 (48.7) |
| Inappropriate UTI treatment a | … | 31 (26.1) |
| Inadequate antibiotic prescribing | … | 22 (18.5) |
| Overprescribing of antibiotics | … | 9 (7.6) |
Note. ASB, asymptomatic bacteriuria; UTI, urinary tract infection.
a
Inadequate antibiotic prescribing included no antibiotic, duration <7 d, or antibiotic(s) prescribed to which the cultured organism(s) was nonsusceptible; overprescribing of antibiotics included duration of >14 days or inappropriately broad-spectrum antibiotic in the absence of other concomitant infections or relevant allergies that may necessitate it.