| Identifier |
029_Buss-ASM_EBPF2017 |
| Title |
Impact of a Molecular Based Rapid Diagnostic for Bloodstream Infections without Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention at a Cancer Center |
| Creator |
Buss, B.; Baures, T.; Yoo, M.; Hanson,K.; Benefield, R.; Spivak, E. |
| Subject |
Evidence-Based Practice; Cross Infection; Bacteremia; Blood Culture; Rapid Diagnostic Tests; Point-of-Care Testing; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Time-to-Treatment; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Cancer Care Facilities; Length of Stay; Poster |
| Description |
Molecular based rapid diagnostic testing (mRDT) for bloodstream infections (BSIs) decreases time to effective antimicrobial therapy, hospital length of stay, and mortality when paired with an active antimicrobial stewardship (AS) intervention. The impact of mRDT for BSIs in patients at a cancer center has not been evaluated. The objective of this analysis was to compare time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy in patients before and after implementation of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based blood culture identification panel without AS intervention at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. |
| Relation is Part of |
Evidence Based Practice Posters - 2017 |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Date Digital |
2017 |
| Date |
2017 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Rights |
https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ |
| Language |
eng |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6p02m4q |
| Setname |
ehsl_ebp |
| ID |
1399398 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p02m4q |
