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Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Feb 8;38(4):469–475. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.3

TABLE 4.

Other Methods of Antimicrobial Stewardship Currently Present in SHARPS Institution Emergency Departments (n = 32)

Variable	No. (%)
Point-of-care diagnostic tests
Rapid streptococcal antigen	22 (68.8)
Bedside urinalysis	17 (53.1)
Rapid testing for respiratory viruses	10 (31.3)
Culture call-back processes
Institution of treatment for positive cultures	32 (100)
Antibiotics changed based on results of antibiotic sensitivities	29 (90.6)
Discontinuation of antibiotics after discharge if urine cultures were negative	7 (21.9)
Discontinuation of antibiotics after discharge if throat cultures were negative	1 (3.1)