Implementation of diagnostic stewardship in two surgical ICUs: Time for a blood-culture change
Background: Blood cultures are commonly ordered for patients with low risk of bacteremia. Liberal blood-culture ordering increases the risk of false-positive results, which can lead to increased length of stay, excess antibiotics, and unnecessary diagnostic procedures. We implemented a blood-culture...
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Cambridge University Press,
2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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