Long Term Care

Don't prescribe antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in non-pregnant patients.

Don't use antimicrobials to treat bacteriuria in older adults unless specific urinary tract symptoms are present.

Don't recommend antimicrobials to treat bacteriuria in older adults unless specific urinary tract symptoms are present.

Don't use antimicrobials to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in the elderly.

Do not treat asymptomatic urinary tract infections in catheterized patients.

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Don't treat adult cough with antibiotics even if it lasts for more than one week, unless bacterial pneumonia is suspected (mean viral cough duration is 18 days).

Don't recommend antibiotics for infections that are likely viral in origin, such as an influenza-like illness.

Don't routinely prescribe intravenous forms of highly bioavailable antimicrobial agents for patients who can reliably take and absorb oral medications.

Don't prescribe alternate second-line antimicrobials to patients reporting non-severe reactions to penicillin when beta-lactams are the recommended first-line therapy.

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