Open AccessA Critical Appraisal of the Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections
Author(s) -
Eileen M. Burd,
K. Sue Kehl
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00788-11
Subject(s) - clinical microbiology , critical appraisal , urinary system , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , biology , alternative medicine
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common health problem in both outpatient and inpatient settings, and urine cultures occupy much of the workload in many clinical microbiology laboratories. Appropriate utilization of urine cultures by health care providers and generation of meaningful results by
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