Identifying opportunities for diagnostic stewardship in UTI testing in pediatrics

• Main Authors: Karen Acker (Author), Michael Alfonzo (Author), Tess Gray (Author), Taylor Dempsey (Author), Lisa Saiman (Author), Lars Westblade (Author), Sabrina Racine-Brzostek (Author), Nicole Gerber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Reflexive urine culturing, a strategy wherein urine cultures are only performed on samples with pyuria, is increasingly being used to reduce unnecessary urine cultures, healthcare costs, and inappropriate antibiotics. To support implementation of a reflexive urine-culture order for pedia...