Journal article
Detection and treatment of bloodstream infection: laboratory reporting and antimicrobial management
Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.41(1), pp.495-497
01/2003
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.495-497.2003
PMCID: PMC149611
PMID: 12517905
Abstract
We analyzed antimicrobial use in 509 episodes of clinically significant bloodstream infection to assess the impact that microbiology laboratory reporting had on antimicrobial management. Most therapy interventions occurred at the time of phlebotomy and after notification of Gram stain results by telephone. Release of antimicrobial susceptibility data had the least impact on antimicrobial management.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Detection and treatment of bloodstream infection: laboratory reporting and antimicrobial management
- Creators
- Erik L Munson - Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 55242, USADaniel J DiekemaSusan E BeekmannKimberle C ChapinGary V Doern
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.41(1), pp.495-497
- DOI
- 10.1128/JCM.41.1.495-497.2003
- PMID
- 12517905
- PMCID
- PMC149611
- NLM abbreviation
- J Clin Microbiol
- ISSN
- 0095-1137
- eISSN
- 1098-660X
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2003
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983986262702771
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