Conclusions
Emergency medicine providers frequently evaluate patients for urinary tract infections. There are many myths that have been perpetuated on the interpretation of patient symptoms and laboratory results that lead to overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria. By using clinical history and laboratory data in addition to understanding the evidence behind these common myths, emergency medicine providers will be better able to make an accurate diagnosis. This will result in increased patient safety and decreased health care costs.
J Emerg Med. 2016;51(1):25-30. © 2016 Elsevier Science, Inc.
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