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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 63(1)2019 01.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30323048
RESUMEN
In a review of 428 patients with bacteremic urinary tract infections, urine culture susceptibility results accurately predicted blood culture results when the same organism was isolated from both cultures. Early targeted therapy using urine culture results can potentially reduce broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure and its associated adverse effects and the length of hospitalization.
Asunto(s)
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Bacteriemia/tratamiento farmacológico , Bacteriemia/orina , Cultivo de Sangre/métodos , Infecciones Urinarias/tratamiento farmacológico , Bacteriemia/diagnóstico , Bacterias/clasificación , Bacterias/efectos de los fármacos , Bacterias/aislamiento & purificación , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Estudios Retrospectivos , Infecciones Urinarias/diagnóstico , Infecciones Urinarias/microbiología , Orina/microbiología
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Clin Infect Dis
; 67(6): 954-957, 2018 08 31.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29635457
RESUMEN
Defaulting to single-lumen peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) ordered from non-critical care units resulted in a sustained reduction in PICC-related complications. This system of care is transferrable to other institutions, with potential for improved patient safety and efficiency in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy clinics.