Abstract

We investigated the impact of rapid diagnostic testing with and without algorithm-based stewardship recommendations on antibiotic use for bloodstream infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci. A significant reduction in antibiotic days of therapy was achieved in the stewardship intervention group that was not seen with rapid diagnostic testing alone.

Details

Title
Impact of Rapid Identification and Stewardship Intervention on Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Bloodstream Infection
Author
Goshorn, Eli S 1 ; Viehman, J Alex 2 ; J Ryan Bariola 2 ; Khadem, Tina 2 ; Potoski, Brian A 3 ; Shields, Ryan K 2 

 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School , Newark, New Jersey , USA 
 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , USA 
 Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , USA 
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Aug 2023
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
23288957
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170913693
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.