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Published on: May 24, 2024
Sustained reduction in blood culture utilization following a crisis-driven diagnostic stewardship intervention
Lior Cohen-Yatziv1, Alfredo Mena Lora1, Alan E Gross2,3,4
1Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, https://ror.org/02mpq6x41University Of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Abstract:
Following a global 2024 blood culture bottle shortage, we implemented a multidisciplinary stewardship intervention to reduce utilization. Upon supply normalization in 2025, a durable 34.8% reduction in utilization was maintained without increasing sepsis-related mortality, demonstrating that crisis-driven shifts can successfully establish a sustainable "new steady state."
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