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2232. Comparison of Empiric Vancomycin Prescribing in Response to Gram Positive Cocci Alerts on Blood Cultures Between Primary and Overnight Physicians on General Medicine Services: A Retrospective Study
BACKGROUND: Blood culture contamination is associated with unnecessary antibiotic use, increased length of stay, and increased costs. Assessing the likelihood of true bacteremia versus contamination requires consideration of clinical context and microbiologic data. This may be more difficult for cov...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678468/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1854 |