Curb Unnecessary UTI Screening to Avoid the Temptation to Treat

June 2019

You'll see more focus on avoiding antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria...due to updated guidelines from the Infect Dis Soc of Am.

These patients DON'T have UTI symptoms...dysuria, frequency, flank pain, etc...despite 100,000 CFU/mL or more bacteria in the urine.

This is a common finding...especially in patients with a catheter, with a spinal cord injury, or who reside in a long-term care facility.

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Table of Contents

Opioids Start a Dialogue About Tapering Chronic Opioids
Infectious Diseases Curb Unnecessary UTI Screening to Avoid the Temptation to Treat
Cannabinoids Be Prepared With Answers About CBD
Gastroenterology Don't Think of Meds as a Significant Source of Gluten
Menopause Compare Bijuva to Other Hormone Therapies for Vasomotor Symptoms
Diabetes Weigh Pros and Cons of SGLT2 Inhibitors for Kidney Protection
Insomnia Explain Risk of Strange Sleep Behaviors With "Z-Drugs"
Warts Tell Patients to Be Persistent When Treating Warts
Osteoporosis Save Evenity for High-Risk Women With Osteoporosis
HIV & AIDS Expect Fewer Patients With HIV to Need Antibiotics for MAC Prophylaxis