Incidence and Risk Factors for Inappropriate Use of Non-Culture-Based Fungal Assays: Implication for Diagnostic Stewardship.
Hiroshi ItoKoh OkamotoShinya YamamotoMarie YamashitaYoshiaki KannoDaisuke JubishiMahoko IkedaSohei HaradaShu OkugawaKyoji MoriyaPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
We found that a large proportion of NCBFAs were deemed inappropriate. There is an opportunity for diagnostic stewardship to reduce avoidable fungal testing among patients at low risk for fungal infection.
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