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JAMA Netw Open
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March 4, 2024
IMPORTANCE: Guidelines recommend withholding antibiotics in asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), including among patients with altered mental status (AMS) and no systemic signs of infection. However, ASB treatment remains common. OBJECTIVES: To determine preval ...
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
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April 2023
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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October 2020
Background: The standardized infection ratio (SIR) is the nationally adopted metric used to track and compare catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and central-line– associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) ...
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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2020
Background: Reflex urine cultures (RUCs) have the potential to reduce unnecessary urine cultures and antibiotic use. However, urinalysis parameters that best predict true infection are unknown. In this study, we surveyed different RUC practices in laborato ...
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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2020
Background: Antibiotic prophylaxis choice for transrectal prostate biopsy (TRPB) has been affected by the emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli (FQRE). Prebiopsy FQRE screening and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis may reduce post-TRPB bloo ...
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