Evaluation of Local Prescribing Patterns and Antimicrobial Resistance in Women With Acute Pyelonephritis Caused by .

Background: Owing to increasing local resistance and current guidelines for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis (APN) over 14 years old, an evaluation of local prescribing patterns is warranted.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate local prescribing patterns and appropriateness of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated APN.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of female patients aged 18 to 89 years diagnosed with APN and positive urine culture growing .

Effect of microbiology comment nudging on antibiotic use in asymptomatic bacteriuria: A before-and-after quasi-experimental study.

Objective: To describe the effect of a microbiology comment nudge on antibiotic use for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB).

Design: Single-center, before-and-after, quasi-experimental study.

Setting: Community-based, public, not-for-profit teaching hospital in the southeastern United States.