Use of bacteriological investigations by general practitioners

The numbers of vaginal swabs, faecal specimens, throat swabs, and urine specimens submitted by 104 city general practitioners to the bacteriology laboratory at Aberdeen differed widely. The doctors who made most use of the laboratory service rarely did so equally for all four investigations but usua...

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Published in:BMJ 1975-09, Vol.3 (5984), p.635-636
Main Authors: Taylor, R J, Howie, J G, Brodie, J, Porter, I A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriological Techniques
Bacteriology
Bacteriuria - diagnosis
Cities
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Family Practice
Feces - microbiology
Female
General practice
General Practice Observed
Humans
Pharynx - microbiology
Rural Health
Scotland
Specimens
Throat
Urine
Vagina - microbiology
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Summary:The numbers of vaginal swabs, faecal specimens, throat swabs, and urine specimens submitted by 104 city general practitioners to the bacteriology laboratory at Aberdeen differed widely. The doctors who made most use of the laboratory service rarely did so equally for all four investigations but usually for only one or two. Similarly, those who used the service least often made frequent use of one particular investigation. Further studies are needed to identify and evaluate the reasons for the apparently substantial disagreement among general practitioners concerning the value of these diffferent bacteriological investigations in general practice.
ISSN:0007-1447
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.3.5984.635