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Valerie Vaughn

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Hospitalist Researcher @UofUinternalMed, @hms_mi studying: discharge antibiotic use, how MDs make decisions, Dx& pt safety; Deputy Editor @tjcjqps ⛷️🗻🦮🏃🏼‍♀️

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🔥🔥🔥Important work in JAMA Network Open! We found inpatients with ASB rarely had bacteremia--pts w/altered mental status and NO systemic signs of infection had <<1% risk. Really drives home that work up of other causes of altered mentation is key, rather than anchoring on UTI

🔥🔥🔥Important work in <a href="/JAMANetworkOpen/">JAMA Network Open</a>! We found inpatients with ASB rarely had bacteremia--pts w/altered mental status and NO systemic signs of infection had &lt;&lt;1% risk. Really drives home that work up of other causes of altered mentation is key, rather than anchoring on UTI