2111. Changing the Culture: A Quasi-Experimental Study Assessing the Burden of Urine Cultures and the Impact of Stewardship of Testing in an Urban Community Hospital

BACKGROUND: Indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) may cause inflammation and colonization, decreasing the diagnostic yield of urinalysis and urine cultures (UC). Indiscriminate testing can lead to misinterpretation of positive results as a catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), increasing...

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Autores principales: Mena Lora, Alfredo J, Coleman, Yolanda, Spencer, Sherrie, Krill, Candice, Takhsh, Eden, Bleasdale, Susan C
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/PMC6253817/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1767

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253817/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1767

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