Unintended consequences of a reflex urine culture order set on appropriate antibiotic use.

Corinne N KleinMiriam R ElmanJohn M TownesJames S LewisJessina C McGregor

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)

We evaluated the impact of reflex urine culture screen results on antibiotic initiation. More patients with positive urine screen but negative culture received antibiotics than those with a negative screen (30.5 vs 7.1%). Urine screen results may inappropriately influence antibiotic initiation in patients with a low likelihood of infection.

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