Elimination of Screening Urine Cultures Prior to Elective Joint Arthroplasty
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DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw848
Abstract: Discontinuing routine processing of screening urine cultures prior to elective joint arthroplasty resulted in substantial reduction in urine cultures ordered and antimicrobial prescriptions for asymptomatic bacteriuria, without any significant impact on incidence of prosthetic joint… read more here.
Keywords: joint arthroplasty; prior elective; cultures prior; urine cultures ... See more keywords