Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated with Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia.
Stephanie ShulderPranita D TammaSuiyini FiawooKathryn DzintarsDaniel EscobarDaniel J LivorsiAnurag N MalaniDanica PalacioEmily S SpivakMatty ZimmermanJacqueline T BorkPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Gram-negative bacteremia (GN-BSI) can cause significant morbidity and mortality, but the benefit of ID consultation (IDC) is not well defined. A 24-site observational cohort study of unique hospitalized patients with 4,861 GN-BSI episodes demonstrated a 40% decreased risk of 30-day mortality in patients with IDC compared to those without IDC.