Type of urine cultures ordered, based on collection time
| Pre intervention | Post intervention | P value | |||
| N | Tests per 1000 ED visits | N | Tests per 1000 ED visits | ||
| Simultaneous urine culture and urinalysis collection times (approximating urinalysis with reflex to culture) | 264 | 20.6 | 99 | 9.8 | <0.0001 |
| Urine cultures collected <10 min of urinalysis/urine microscopy | 242 | 18.8 | 62 | 6.1 | <0.0001 |
| Urine cultures obtained >10 min after urinalysis/urine microscopy and urine cultures without any urinalysis/urine microscopy | 191 | 14.9 | 139 | 13.8 | 0.484 |
| Overall | 697 | 54.3 | 300 | 29.7 | <0.0001 |
ED, emergency department.