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94. Rapid Diagnostic Testing is Associated with Decreased Broad Spectrum Antibiotic Use in Streptococcal Blood Stream Infections

BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) allows antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) to intervene early in the setting of sepsis and septic shock leading to lower rates of death. Combining RDT with ASP results in faster antibiotic de-escalation compared to RDT alone; however, the utility of th...

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Autores principales: Tate, Tyler, Viehman, Alex, Shields, Ryan K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677186/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.010