The impact of a blood-culture diagnostic stewardship intervention on utilization rates and antimicrobial stewardship
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...
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Cambridge University Press,
2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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