Errores de interpretación y tratamientos innecesarios | 07 JUL 14
Análisis de orina en emergencias
Solicitar análisis de orina sin una indicación específica promueve la errónea interpretación de sus resultados y los tratamientos innecesarios con antibióticos debido a la alta prevalencia de la bacteriuria asintomática y otros factores.
Autor/a: Daniel J. Pallin, Clare Ronan, Kamaneh Montazeri, Katherine Wai, Allen Gold, Siddharth Parmar, Jeremiah D. Schuur Urinalysis in Acute Care of Adults: Pitfalls in Testing and Interpreting Results
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