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1439. Reducing the Number of Urine Cultures Performed Through Stringent Urinalysis Reflex Criteria
BACKGROUND: Almost half of urine cultures (UCs) obtained are in asymptomatic patients, which may lead to misdiagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) and unnecessary treatment. To decrease misdiagnosis of UTI, changes were made to the order entry and urine culture process at our institution in Apri...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809898/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1303 |