1. Impact of eliminating reflex urine cultures on performed urine cultures and antibiotic use
- Author
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Kimberly D. P. Hammer, Milagros Zegarra, Jessica Dietz, and Tze Shien Lo
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Bacteriuria ,Epidemiology ,Urine ,030501 epidemiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Young adult ,Antibiotic use ,Intensive care medicine ,Asymptomatic bacteriuria ,Asymptomatic Infections ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Bacteriological Techniques ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Drug Utilization ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Infectious Diseases ,Reflex ,Female ,0305 other medical science ,business - Abstract
Inappropriate treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is often the result of unnecessary urinalyses and urine cultures. This study aimed to determine the impact of stopping the practice of reflex urine cultures. Our study demonstrated that stopping urine reflex cultures decreased the number of urine cultures performed and there was a trend toward a decrease in antibiotic use.
- Published
- 2016