2120. The Culture of Culturing Catheterized Patients: A Multi-Hospital Survey of Nurses and Physicians

BACKGROUND: Many cases of catheter-associated urinary tract infection are actually asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) that does not require antibiotic treatment. A positive urine culture often drives initiation of antibiotics in ASB. There is a growing need to focus on the culture of culturing. The aim...

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Autores principales: Gao, Catherine, Datta, Rupak, Smith, Cindy, Dembry, Louise, Martinello, Richard, Juthani-Mehta, Manisha, Advani, Sonali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252579/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1776

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252579/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1776

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