Effecting the culture: Impact of changing urinalysis with reflex culture criteria on culture rates and outcomes

Background: Urinalysis and urine culture are frequently ordered diagnostic tests among hospitalized patients, often for nonspecific symptoms. Diagnostic testing stewardship with urinalysis with reflex culture (UARC) is a practice shown to reduce institutional culture rates by selecting patients who...

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Main Authors: Jessica Penney, Angie Rodday, Paola Sebastiani, David Snydman, Shira Doron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22000791/type/journal_article