| Literature DB >> 28011604 |
Michael J Lamb1, Laura Baillie2, Dariusz Pajak2, Jan Flynn3, Vikas Bansal1, Andrew Simor1,2,4, Mary Vearncombe2, Sandra A N Walker4,5, Susan Clark3, Jeffrey Gollish3, Jerome A Leis1,4,6.
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.Entities:
Keywords: asymptomatic bacteriuria; joint arthroplasty.; prosthetic joint infection; urine culture
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28011604 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw848
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079