Nitrites for Urinary Tract Infection-Time to Say Goodbye?

Jackson J Stewart; Joan L Robinson; Justin Z Chen

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0973

Nitrites for Urinary Tract Infection-Time to Say Goodbye?

JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jul 1;185(7):754-755. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0973.

Authors

Jackson J Stewart¹, Joan L Robinson², Justin Z Chen³

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacy Services, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 40323595
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0973

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint examines the urinary nitrite test and questions its effectiveness and relevance in distinguishing between urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria.