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858. Preoperative “Dirty” Urinalysis Leads to Antibiotic Use Without Benefit

BACKGROUND: Pyuria is often used as a surrogate for bacteriuria and may trigger antibiotic use even in the setting of negative cultures. The impact of preoperative pyuria on empirical antibiotic use and on postoperative outcomes has not been evaluated in large multisite studies. Thus, we investigate...

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Autores principales: Gallegos, Jaime, Obrien, William, Strymish, Judith, Itani, Kamal, Branch-Elliman, Westyn, Gupta, Kalpana
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/PMC6252695/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.043