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Closing the Diagnostic Gap in Urgent Care: Stewardship This Cold & Flu Season” explores how rapid diagnostic testing can transform antibiotic decision-making in high-pressure urgent care settings. With fewer than 15% of frontline antibiotic choices supported by diagnostics, clinicians often rely on guesswork — fueling unnecessary prescriptions and antimicrobial resistance.
Timed with Antimicrobial Stewardship Week (Nov 18–24, 2025), this article highlights the stakes of overprescribing, patient and provider pressures, and the power of point-of-care testing to replace uncertainty with clarity. It outlines seven practical actions to strengthen stewardship — from responsible prescribing to patient education — and calls on urgent care centers to embed stewardship into every visit.
Supported by TrueTest Medical and Lumos Diagnostics, the piece underscores the shared mission to close the diagnostic gap and advance safer, more confident care this cold and flu season.
Closing the Diagnostic Gap in Urgent Care: Stewardship This Cold & Flu Season” explores how rapid diagnostic testing can transform antibiotic decision-making in high-pressure urgent care settings. With fewer than 15% of frontline antibiotic choices supported by diagnostics, clinicians often rely on guesswork — fueling unnecessary prescriptions and antimicrobial resistance.
Timed with Antimicrobial Stewardship Week (Nov 18–24, 2025), this article highlights the stakes of overprescribing, patient and provider pressures, and the power of point-of-care testing to replace uncertainty with clarity. It outlines seven practical actions to strengthen stewardship — from responsible prescribing to patient education — and calls on urgent care centers to embed stewardship into every visit.
Supported by TrueTest Medical and Lumos Diagnostics, the piece underscores the shared mission to close the diagnostic gap and advance safer, more confident care this cold and flu season.
| Contributor | Lumos Diagnostics |
|---|---|
| Source | Lumos Diagnostics |
| Length | 2 pages |
| Publication Date | 10/21/2026 |
| Format | Blog |