1.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 63(1)2019 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30323048
RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Bacteriemia/tratamento farmacológico , Bacteriemia/urina , Hemocultura/métodos , Infecções Urinárias/tratamento farmacológico , Bacteriemia/diagnóstico , Bactérias/classificação , Bactérias/efeitos dos fármacos , Bactérias/isolamento & purificação , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Estudos Retrospectivos , Infecções Urinárias/diagnóstico , Infecções Urinárias/microbiologia , Urina/microbiologia
2.
Clin Infect Dis
; 67(6): 954-957, 2018 08 31.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29635457
RESUMO
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.