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We excluded patients with chronic urologic or renal anomalies, immunocompromised status, or those on antibiotics before ED presentation. The primary outcome was the percentage of patients appropriately managed based on urine culture results. Interventions tested using Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles included provider education, individualized antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) feedback, clinical guideline creation and implementation, and electronic health record (EHR) enhancements. Our balancing measure was ED revisit within 7 days with persistent UTI symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n A total of 355 encounters were included in the intervention period. Mean percentage of patients appropriately managed increased from 61% to 92%. Immediately following our education of the ED team, we observed special cause variation and shifted our centerline. Our second shift was attributed to the implementation of a guideline and EHR enhancements. 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