The impact of a blood-culture diagnostic stewardship intervention on utilization rates and antimicrobial stewardship

• Main Authors: Kelvin Zhou (Author), Melinda Wang (Author), Sabra Shay (Author), James Herlihy (Author), Muhammad Asim Siddique (Author), Sergio Trevino Castillo (Author), Todd Lasco (Author), Miriam Barrett (Author), Mayar Al Mohajer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Blood cultures are often ordered when an infection is suspected; however, they have a low yield in most cases. The overuse of blood culture is associated with high contamination rates, resulting in excess diagnostics, unnecessary antibiotics, longer hospital stays, and higher hospital co...