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Predictive Value of Urine Culture
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1983Robert S Galen +2 more
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2019 There is limited knowledge on the incidence, diagnostic yield, and cost associated with inappropriate repeat urine cultures. The factors that affect repeat urine culturing practices are not well understood.
Kap Sum Foong +2 more
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Impact of eliminating reflex urine cultures on performed urine cultures and antibiotic use
American Journal of Infection Control, 2016Inappropriate treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is often the result of unnecessary urinalyses and urine cultures. This study aimed to determine the impact of stopping the practice of reflex urine cultures. Our study demonstrated that stopping urine reflex cultures decreased the number of urine cultures performed and there was a trend toward a ...
Jessica, Dietz +3 more
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Evaluation of the DxU 850m Iris automated urine microscopy analyzer for identifying culture-negative urine samples: From a perspective of reducing urine culture number [PDF]
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious DiseaseWe evaluated the DxU 850m Iris Urine Microscopy analyzer as a screening tool for excluding negative urine samples (n = 1337). At a cutoff of 103 colony counts·mL−1, sensitivity was 55.1 %, specificity 68.6 %.
KRISTIAN Stærk, Ulrik S Justesen
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Diagnostic Stewardship for Urine Cultures
Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaUrinary tract infections are among the most common infectious diagnoses in health care, but most urinary tract infections are diagnosed inappropriately in patients without signs or symptoms of infection. Asymptomatic bacteriuria leads to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and negative downstream effects, including antimicrobial resistance, health ...
K C, Coffey +2 more
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