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. 2013 Mar 15;56(6):911–912. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis1054

Morgan DJ et al (Clin Infect Dis 2012; 55:923–9)

PMCID: PMC3633410

An error appeared in the 1 October 2012 issue of the journal [Morgan DJ, Meddings J, Saint S, et al. Does nonpayment for hospital-acquired cathether-associated urinary tract infections lead to overtesting and increased antimicrobial prescribing? Clin Infect Dis 2012; 55:923–9.] The figure legends for Figure 1 and 2B were switched. The correct figures and legends are below.

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Frequency of urine culture performance among all admissions before and after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stopped reimbursing hospitals for treatment of hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Data points represent daily median frequencies, and dashed lines represent 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2B.

Figure 2B.

Before and after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stopped reimbursing hospitals for treatment of hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Data points represent daily median frequencies, and dashed lines represent 95% confidence intervals. Abbreviation: FQ, fluoroquinolone.

The authors regret these errors.


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