The Safety and Impact of Raising the Urine Culture Reporting Threshold in Hospitalized Patients

<b>Objective</b>: To assess the impact of changing the reporting threshold policy of positive urine cultures in hospitalized non-pregnant adults from 10<sup>4</sup> CFU/mL to 10<sup>5</sup> CFU/mL on the unwarranted use of antibiotics and patient safety. <b>...

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Main Authors: Ohad Gabay, Tal Cherki, Gal Tsaban, Yoav Bichovsky, Lior Nesher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/7014