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*or the date abx was ordered?}}
*or the date abx was ordered?}}


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*In instances of positive urine cultures that are not tx with abx, what is to be coded?
**ie. colonization code combined with abnormal test result?}}


{{DiscussionAllan| In instances of positive urine cultures that are not tx with abx, what is to be coded?
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*ie. colonization code combined with abnormal test result?}}
 
 
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* Are all acquired treated UTI's (post 48 hours from admission) to be coded as [[Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter]]? The answer to this should probably go to [[Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter]]. }}
* Are all acquired treated UTI's (post 48 hours from admission) to be coded as [[Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter]]? The answer to this should probably go to [[Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter]]. }}