Improved mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with the involvement of antimicrobial stewardship team and infectious disease consultation.
Jacqueline E SherbukDayna McManusJeffrey E TopalMaricar MalinisPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)
A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the value of the antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) combined with infectious diseases consultation (IDC) on management and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) in a tertiary-care academic center. Involvement of AST or IDC was associated with reduced mortality of SAB.
Keyphrases
- infectious diseases
- staphylococcus aureus
- palliative care
- tertiary care
- cardiovascular events
- biofilm formation
- risk factors
- gram negative
- quality improvement
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- escherichia coli
- adipose tissue
- cystic fibrosis
- multidrug resistant
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control