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. 2017 Apr;38(4):486-488.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.301. Epub 2016 Dec 27.

Optimizing Inpatient Urine Culture Ordering Practices Using the Electronic Medical Record: A Pilot Study

Daniel Shirley  1 , Harry Scholtz  1 , Kurt Osterby  2 , Jackson Musuuza  3 , Barry Fox  1 , Nasia Safdar  1
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Optimizing Inpatient Urine Culture Ordering Practices Using the Electronic Medical Record: A Pilot Study

Daniel Shirley et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

A prospective quasi-experimental before-and-after study of an electronic medical record-anchored intervention of embedded education on appropriate urine culture indications and indication selection reduced the number of urine cultures ordered for catheterized patients at an academic medical center. This intervention could be a component of CAUTI-reduction bundles. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:486-488.

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Potential conflicts of interest: All authors report no conflicts of interest relavent to this article.

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