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Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated with Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia
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Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated with Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia

Stephanie Shulder, Pranita D Tamma, Suiyini Fiawoo, Kathryn Dzintars, Daniel Escobar, Daniel J Livorsi, Anurag N Malani, Danica Palacio, Emily S Spivak, Matty Zimmerman, …
Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.77(9), pp.1234-1237
11/01/2023
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad383
PMID: 37402637

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Abstract

Abstract Gram-negative bacteremia (GN-BSI) can cause significant morbidity and mortality, but the benefit of ID consultation (IDC) is not well defined. A 24-site observational cohort study of unique hospitalized patients with 4,861 GN-BSI episodes demonstrated a 40% decreased risk of 30-day mortality in patients with IDC compared to those without IDC.

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