Implementation of Rapid Diagnostic Testing without Active Stewardship Team Notification for Gram-Positive Blood Cultures in a Community Teaching Hospital
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.01334-18
Abstract: In community hospitals, antimicrobial stewardship team notification of rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) results may not be feasible. A retrospective quasi-experimental study was conducted evaluating 252 adult inpatients with blood cultures positive for Gram-positive cocci in… read more here.
Keywords: gram positive; blood cultures; rapid diagnostic; team notification ... See more keywords
Diagnostic Stewardship as a Team Sport: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Improved Implementation of Interventions and Effect Measurement
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11020250
Abstract: Diagnostic stewardship aims to deliver the right test to the right patient at the right time and is optimally combined with antimicrobial stewardship to allow for the right interpretation to translate into the right antimicrobial… read more here.
Keywords: measurement; stewardship; diagnostic stewardship; improved implementation ... See more keywords