Evaluation of hospital blood culture utilization rates to identify opportunities for diagnostic stewardship.
Bobby Glenn WarrenMichael E YarringtonChristopher R PolageDeverick J AndersonRebekah W MoehringPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
Blood-culture utilization varied by hospital and was heavily influenced by ED culture volumes. Hospital comparisons of blood-culture metrics can assist in identifying opportunities to optimize blood-culture collection practices.
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