Three stages of laboratory stewardship in improving appropriate
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-19-2025
Publication Title
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Assess the efficacy of staged interventions aimed to reduce inappropriate
DESIGN: Interrupted time series.
SETTING: Community-based.
METHODS/INTERVENTIONS: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
RESULTS: After all interventions, the number of
CONCLUSIONS: Staged interventions aimed at improving diagnostic stewardship were effective in overall reducing CDI testing in a community healthcare system.
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
e81
Recommended Citation
Wang MS, Zimmerman G, Klein T, Stibbe B, Rykse M, Ballard S, et al [ Vijayam N, Brown J, Raza K] Three stages of laboratory stewardship in improving appropriate clostridioides difficile testing in a community-based setting. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 19;5(1):e81. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.55. PMID: 40109918
DOI
10.1017/ash.2025.55
ISSN
2732-494X
PubMed ID
40109918