Knowledge and Practices of Physicians and Nurses Related to Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients: An Assessment of Adherence to IDSA Guidelines

BACKGROUND: A positive urine culture often drives initiation of antimicrobials even in the absence of symptoms. Our objectives were to evaluate the knowledge and practice patterns related to ordering urine cultures in patients with indwelling urinary catheters. METHODS: We performed chart reviews of...

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Autores principales: Advani, Sonali D, Gao, Catherine A, Datta, Rupak, Sann, Lawrence, Smith, Cindy, Leapman, Michael S, Hittelman, Adam B, Sabetta, James, Dembry, Louise-Marie, Martinello, Richard A, Juthani-Mehta, Manisha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31375836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz305