Abx Before Cultures | PERC-35 Rule

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 20-24, 2025.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Tuesday Spoon Feed:Preoperative antibiotics significantly decreased the microbiologic yield of operative cultures (10.9%) in patients with native joint septic arthritis.Friday Spoon Feed:The PERC-35 rule was designed to reduce unnecessary testing in individuals ≤35 years old, but had an unacceptably high miss-rate.