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Implementation of Rapid Diagnostic Testing without Active Stewardship Team Notification for Gram-Positive Blood
Paige M Bukowski1, Joshua S Jacoby2, Andrew P Jameson3,4
1Department of Pharmacy Services, Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA paigebukowski@gmail.com.
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 clusters (pre-RDT, n = 143; post-RDT, n = 109). The median time to appropriate therapy was significantly shorter in the post-RDT group (15 versus 0 h, P < 0.001), and the mean length of stay for patients with coagulase-negative staphylococcus was significantly shorter (10.5 versus 7.7 days; P = 0.015).
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