Navigating reflex urine culture practices in community hospitals: Need for a validated approach.
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Ling, D; Seidelman, J; Dodds-Ashley, E; Lewis, S; Moehring, RW; Anderson, DJ; Advani, S
Published in: Am J Infect Control
December 2020
We performed a descriptive study of reflex urine culture (RUC) practices across 51 community hospitals in southeastern United States. We found that 26 unique reflexing criteria were used in 28 hospitals. Only 14% hospitals of hospitals that offered RUC restricted it to specific populations (eg, emergency room). Our data suggest that the current RUC approach in community hospitals warrants further validation of urinalysis criteria and identification of specific populations in which RUC performs best.
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Am J Infect Control
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1527-3296
Publication Date
December 2020
Volume
48
Issue
12
Start / End Page
1549 / 1551
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Urine
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urinalysis
- Southeastern United States
- Reflex
- Humans
- Hospitals, Community
- Epidemiology
- Bacteriuria
- 4206 Public health
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Ling, D., Seidelman, J., Dodds-Ashley, E., Lewis, S., Moehring, R. W., Anderson, D. J., & Advani, S. (2020). Navigating reflex urine culture practices in community hospitals: Need for a validated approach. Am J Infect Control, 48(12), 1549–1551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.218
Ling, Dorothy, Jessica Seidelman, Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley, Sarah Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, and Sonali Advani. “Navigating reflex urine culture practices in community hospitals: Need for a validated approach.” Am J Infect Control 48, no. 12 (December 2020): 1549–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.218.
Ling D, Seidelman J, Dodds-Ashley E, Lewis S, Moehring RW, Anderson DJ, et al. Navigating reflex urine culture practices in community hospitals: Need for a validated approach. Am J Infect Control. 2020 Dec;48(12):1549–51.
Ling, Dorothy, et al. “Navigating reflex urine culture practices in community hospitals: Need for a validated approach.” Am J Infect Control, vol. 48, no. 12, Dec. 2020, pp. 1549–51. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.218.
Ling D, Seidelman J, Dodds-Ashley E, Lewis S, Moehring RW, Anderson DJ, Advani S. Navigating reflex urine culture practices in community hospitals: Need for a validated approach. Am J Infect Control. 2020 Dec;48(12):1549–1551.
Published In
Am J Infect Control
DOI
EISSN
1527-3296
Publication Date
December 2020
Volume
48
Issue
12
Start / End Page
1549 / 1551
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Urine
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urinalysis
- Southeastern United States
- Reflex
- Humans
- Hospitals, Community
- Epidemiology
- Bacteriuria
- 4206 Public health