In this episode of The ASHE Podcast, Priya Nori and Gonzalo Bearman are joined by guests, Sonali Advani and Mohamad Fakih to discuss their highly cited and highly downloaded ASHE paper, “Deconstructing the urinalysis: A novel approach to diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship.” They discuss concerns about how the urinalysis is currently used or misused, how the urinalyses can be optimized and what implementation constructs stewards and epidemiologists should keep in mind when considering a change to their laboratory process for urinalysis.

The article referenced in today’s episode is available:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology/article/deconstructing-the-urinalysis-a-novel-approach-to-diagnostic-and-antimicrobial-stewardship/1ACC59DFB520536FB7782569DBFB1B03