Refining reflex urine culture testing in the ED

Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;37(7):1380-1382. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.12.037. Epub 2018 Dec 21.

¹ Memorial Health System, Springfield, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Memorial Health System, Springfield, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Memorial Health System, Springfield, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁶ Memorial Health System, Springfield, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁷ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

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Keywords: Lean six sigma; Unnecessary laboratory testing; Urinalysis with reflex to culture; Urinary tract infection.

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