Automatic notification and infectious diseases consultation for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Observational studies suggest that Infectious Diseases (ID) consultation is associated with improved outcomes for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), but few studies have sought to standardize timely ID consultation through automatic notification by the Microbiology laboratory. In this 3-year quasi-experimental evaluation, introduction of this change resulted in increased ID consultation for SAB (70% versus 100%, P
Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Category: Microbiology Authors: Lucas Djelic, Nisha Andany, Jeffrey Craig, Nick Daneman, Andrew Simor, Jerome A. Leis Tags: Note Source Type: research