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. 2020 Feb 5;3(2):e1921665.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21665.

Assessment of a 2-Step Urine Culture Ordering Process for Detecting Asymptomatic Bacteruria Among Hospitalized Patients

Maureen T Taylor  1 , Janine McCready  1 , Thomas Havey  2 , Sahejpreet Kaur  3 , Jeff Powis  1
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Assessment of a 2-Step Urine Culture Ordering Process for Detecting Asymptomatic Bacteruria Among Hospitalized Patients

Maureen T Taylor et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This quality improvement study evaluates the association of a 2-step urine culture ordering process with the number of urine cultures processed each month and the detection of asymptomatic bacteruria and candiduria among patients hospitalized in an acute care setting.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Powis reported receiving grants from Gilead Pharmaceuticals outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Monthly Inpatient Urine Cultures Processed per 100 Patient-Days Before and After the Implementation of a 2-Step Urine Culture Ordering Process
Lines represent linear regression lines of best fit, and dots represent the monthly UCs per 100 patient-days for each month of study.
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