Table 3.
Did Ordering a Urine Culture Change Outcomes?
Outcome
Cohort 1
*
(%) (n = 332)
Cohort 2
†
(%) (n = 447)
Pearson χ
2
result
P
Follow-up visit within 2 weeks
8.4
8.7
0.02
.89
New antibiotic ordered within 2 weeks
6.6
8.9
1.4
.24
Patient-initiated telephone consult for continued symptoms within 2 weeks
1.8
3.6
2.18
.14
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*
No urine culture ordered.
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†
Urine culture ordered.