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Elimination of Screening Urine Cultures Prior to Elective Joint Arthroplasty
Authors/contributors
- Lamb, MJ (Author)
- Baillie, L (Author)
- Pajak, D (Author)
- Flynn, J (Author)
- Bansal, V (Author)
- Simor, A (Author)
- Vearncombe, M (Author)
- Walker, SA (Author)
- Clarke, S (Author)
- Gollish, J (Author)
- Leis, JA (Author)
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 infection. This simple change would be scalable across institutions with potential for significant healthcare savings.
Publication
Clin Infect Dis
Date
2017-03-15
Citation
1.
Lamb M, Baillie L, Pajak D, et al. Elimination of Screening Urine Cultures Prior to Elective Joint Arthroplasty. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;64(6):806-809.
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