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Impact of electronic alerts on repeat urine culture testing: Analysis from a large academic medical center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2023

Satish R. Munigala Open the ORCID record for Satish R. Munigala [Opens in a new window] ,
Helen Wood ,
Melanie L. Yarbrough Open the ORCID record for Melanie L. Yarbrough [Opens in a new window] ,
Ronald R. Jackups Jr ,
Carey-Ann D. Burnham ,
Michael J. Durkin Open the ORCID record for Michael J. Durkin [Opens in a new window] ,
Kevin Hsueh Open the ORCID record for Kevin Hsueh [Opens in a new window]  and
David K. Warren
Satish R. Munigala
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Helen Wood
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri
Melanie L. Yarbrough
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Ronald R. Jackups Jr
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Carey-Ann D. Burnham
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Michael J. Durkin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Kevin Hsueh
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
David K. Warren*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
*
Author for correspondence: David K. Warren, E-mail: [email protected]
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , February 2023 , pp. 345 - 347
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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