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

Jessica A Penney Angie Mae Rodday Paola SebastianiDavid R SnydmanShira Doron

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Implementation of a stricter UARC reflex criterion was associated with a decrease in culture rates with improved diagnostic efficacy without significant adverse events. Continued education is needed to change antimicrobial prescribing practices.

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primary care
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quality improvement
staphylococcus aureus
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metabolic syndrome
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