Three stages of laboratory stewardship in improving appropriate

Authors

Michael S Wang
Gretchen Zimmerman, Corewell Health South
Theres Klein
Bethany Stibbe, Corewell Health South
Monica Rykse, Corewell Health West
Samuel Ballard, Corewell Health West Resident
Naveen Vijayam, Corewell Health West Resident
Joe Brown, Corewell Health West Resident
Khateeb Raza, Corewell Health West Resident
Shannon Beckman
Andrew M Skinner

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