A diagnostic algorithm for detection of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients with bacte...
A diagnostic algorithm for detection of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients with bacteriuria: The "Triple F" approach supported by Procalcitonin and paired blood and urine cultures
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United States: Public Library of Science
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For acute medicine physicians, distinguishing between asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) and clinically relevant urinary tract infections (UTI) is challenging, resulting in overtreatment of ABU and under-recognition of urinary-source bacteraemia without genitourinary symptoms (USB). We conducted a retrospective analysis of ED encounters in a university...
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A diagnostic algorithm for detection of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients with bacteriuria: The "Triple F" approach supported by Procalcitonin and paired blood and urine cultures
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2453675593
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2453675593
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0240981
