Routine admission urinalysis has low clinical utility in psychiatric hospitalizations

Tri Pham; Devanshi Patel; Ana Berce; Alice Bewley; Sena Sayood

doi:10.1017/ash.2025.10291

Routine admission urinalysis has low clinical utility in psychiatric hospitalizations

Tri Pham
, Devanshi Patel
, Ana Berce
, Alice Bewley
, Sena Sayood

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We examined the diagnostic utility of urinalyses (UAs) in psychiatric admissions. Admission UAs led to diagnosis of clinical urinary tract infections in 1.7% of cases. Among those treated with antibiotics, inappropriate prescriptions occurred in 71.3% of cases, with increased odds in older age, female sex, positive cultures, and certain psychiatric diagnoses.

Original language	English
Article number	e33
Journal	Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10291
State	Published - Jan 26 2026

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