Positive urine cultures: A major cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use in hospitals?

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 107-111

  Silver, Samuel A ^a,b   Baillie, Laura ^a   Simor, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Laboratory utilization; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 73949127128     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/702545     Document Type: Article

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