Assessment of practices in screening and treating women with bacteriuria.

Abstract

Most physicians surveyed were unfamiliar with guidelines related to managing ASB and uncomplicated UTIs in women, likely contributing to overscreening and overtreatment of ASB and the use of inappropriate antibiotic regimens in treating uncomplicated cystitis. However, optimal antibiotic prescribing was not associated with knowledge of IDSA guidelines, suggesting that guideline dissemination alone may not alter practice patterns among physicians managing women with bacteriuria.