Inappropriate testing for urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients: an opportunity for improvement.

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Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on September 23, 2013

Authors

Sarah Hartley1, Staci Valley, Latoya Kuhn, Laraine L Washer, Tejal Gandhi, Jennifer Meddings, Carol Chenoweth, Anurag N Malani, Sanjay Saint, Arjun Srinivasan, Scott A Flanders

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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