2414. Pulling the Cord: Removal of Urinary Catheters before Urine Culture in a Cardiothoracic-Surgery ICU

BACKGROUND: Detection of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) can lead to significant consequences, including over-prescription of antibiotics. Numerous studies have demonstrated that urinary catheters (UCs) are quickly colonized with bacteria, even when UTI is not present, and obtaining cultures from cat...

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Autores principales: Ben-Aderet, Michael, Madhusudhan, Meghan, Grein, Jonathan, Drucker, Carissa, Nurok, Michael, Chan, Alice, Kalava, Sowmya, Vargas, Moises R, Cornett, Jake, Yaung, Jill, Harper-Kirksey, Katrina, Granflor, Eliza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678125/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2034

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678125/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2034

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