Urine Cultures in Pyelonephritis: An Overstated Requirement

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, TX.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

Comment

Brit Long et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;74(4):598-599.

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.04.014.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, TX.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

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