Stop the Reflex: A Symptom-Based Guide to UTI Decision-Making
Ditch the diagnostic guesswork and discover how to protect your long-term care residents from the hidden dangers of antibiotic over-prescription.
What's inside
- The Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Trap: Why positive lab results don't always equal an infection, and how over-treating baseline bacteria actively harms older adults.
- Myth vs. Clinical Reality: Clear guidance on why cloudy urine, foul smells, or confusion on their own are unreliable indicators, and the actual clinical red flags to look for.
- The "Stop, Assess, Then Test" Framework: A simple three-step workflow to safely transition away from unreliable dipstick tests and eliminate unnecessary routine screening.
Need practical education for your team?
Clients that partnered with our consultants to develop a structured UTI reduction program have reported reductions in UTIs of up to 50%.
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The key to sustainable infection control isn't adding more policies to a binder—it's giving clinical teams the practical tools and clarity they need to make confident, evidence-based decisions at the point of care.
— Natalie Goertz
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