Healthcare worker attitudes on routine non-urological preoperative urine cultures: a qualitative assessment.

Julia E Friberg Walhof Marin L Schweizer Kalpana Gupta Madisen BrownDaniel SuhJudith M Strymish William J O'BrienJeffrey ChanKelly MiellVanessa Au Barbara W Trautner Kimberly C Dukes

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)

Concerns about perceived risks sometimes outweigh the evidence against routine preoperative urine cultures to detect ASB. Evidence from trusted peers may improve openness to de-implementing preoperative urine cultures.

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