Impact of a tracheal aspirate culture diagnostic test stewardship intervention in a tertiary care PICU.
Kathleen ChiotosGiyoung LeeGuy SydneyCharlotte Woods-HillHeather WolfeHannah R StinsonJoseph PiccioneJennifer BlumenthalGarrett KeimYun LiDanielle TraynorAaditya DudhiaAshlee DollRebecca M HarrisJeffrey S GerberPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)
A diagnostic test stewardship intervention was both safe and effective in reducing the rate of tracheal aspirate cultures and treatment of ventilator-associated infections in a tertiary PICU.