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Modified Reporting of Positive Urine Cultures Collected From Long Term Care

NCT03554603 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2024-03-01

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Summary

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) is a condition in which bacteria are detected in urine culture without urinary symptoms. The inappropriate use of antibiotic treatment for AB selects bacterial flora to express resistance mutations. Reducing inappropriate antibiotic use for AB is difficult, since the microbiology laboratory cannot distinguish patients with AB. The investigators study will use a restricted laboratory report requesting the physician to call the laboratory for culture results. The restricted report may reduce the rate of inappropriate treatment of AB.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Modified Report

An abbreviated version of the microbiology report indicating that growth is present and the physician should call the lab for further details if clinically important.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-05
Primary Completion
2019-07-31
Completion
2019-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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