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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10594226/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.304 |