1442. Effect of Reflex Urine Culturing on Rates of Cultures and Infections in an Acute Care Hospital, Emergency Department, and Two Long-Term Care Facilities

BACKGROUND: Urine cultures are often positive in the absence of urinary tract infection (UTI) leading to unnecessary antibiotics. Reflex culturing decreases unnecessary urine culturing in acute care settings but the benefit in other settings is unknown. METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental study p...

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Autores principales: Lynch, Chelsea, Appleby-Sigler, Andrea, Bork, Jacqueline, Dave, Rohini, Claeys, Kimberly C, Zhan, Min, Agnes, Kathy, Sanikop, Molly, Heath, Dori, Clark, Arlene, Morgan, Daniel
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/PMC6809295/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1306

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