Positive Urine Cultures: A Major Cause of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals?

Autor: Samuel A Silver, Laura Baillie, Andrew E Simor
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol 20, Iss 4, Pp 107-111 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1712-9532
DOI: 10.1155/2009/702545
Popis: INTRODUCTION: Urine specimens are among the most common samples submitted for culture to microbiology laboratories. The objectives of the present study were to describe the indications for obtaining urine cultures in a cohort of hospitalized patients, and to determine the appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy in response to urine culture results.
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