Impact of diagnostic stewardship interventions in the collection process of fungal blood cultures.
Miguel A ChavezSatish MunigalaCarey-Ann D BurnhamMelanie L YarbroughCrystal SquiresJosephine FoxHeather GasamaKevin HsuehDavid K WarrenPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
We implemented 2 interventions to improve utilization and contamination at our institution: kits to improve appropriate sample collection and an electronic order alert displaying appropriate indications of fungal blood cultures. An electronic order alert when ordering fungal blood cultures was associated with decreased utilization without decrease in positivity rate.