Diagnostic Efficiency in Urinary Tract Infection: Evaluation of a Comprehensive Intervention Based on Clinical Conditions, Urinalysis, and Gram Staining
The implementation of an optimized urine culture protocol that incorporates clinical conditions and laboratory tests can lead to a significant reduction in costs and waste, while also promoting better optimization of available resources.
Authors
- Maricel Licht-Ardila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1629-9890)
- Jeimy Lorena León
- María Camila Rubio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3797-3814)
- Édgar Fabián Manrique-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3634-8821)
- Alexandra Hurtado Ortiz
- Carlos Solórzano
- Luis Alejandro Olarte Licht
- Juan Manuel Luna Gualdron
- Maria Alejandra Caro
Institutions
- Universidad El Bosque (CO)
- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (CO)
- Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia (CO)
- Universidad de Santander (PA)
- Universidad De Santander (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-01-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.100750
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00