TY - JOUR
T1 - Urine cultures among hospitalized veterans
T2 - Casting too broad a net?
AU - Drekonja, Dimitri M.
AU - Gnadt, Christina
AU - Kuskowski, Michael A.
AU - Johnson, James R.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Since detection of asymptomatic bacteriuria among inpatients often leads to inappropriate antimicrobial treatment, we studied why urine cultures were ordered and correlates of treatment. Most cultures were obtained from patients without urinary complaints and a minority from asymptomatic patients. High-count bacteriuria, not clinical manifestations, appeared to trigger most antimicrobial use.
AB - Since detection of asymptomatic bacteriuria among inpatients often leads to inappropriate antimicrobial treatment, we studied why urine cultures were ordered and correlates of treatment. Most cultures were obtained from patients without urinary complaints and a minority from asymptomatic patients. High-count bacteriuria, not clinical manifestations, appeared to trigger most antimicrobial use.
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U2 - 10.1086/675829
DO - 10.1086/675829
M3 - Article
C2 - 24709728
AN - SCOPUS:84898736340
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 35
SP - 574
EP - 576
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 5
ER -