A diagnostic stewardship approach to prevent unnecessary testing of an enteric bacterial molecular panel

A diagnostic stewardship approach to prevent unnecessary testing of an enteric bacterial molecular panel

ABSTRACT After stool culture was replaced by an enteric bacterial panel (EBP) at the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH), many EBPs were ordered >3 days after admission (EBP >3 days) with low yield. To reduce unnecessary testing, a hard stop for ordering EBP >3 days was established with the option...

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Main Authors: Victoria L. Campodónico, Ann Hanlon, Michael W. Mikula, Jo-Anne Miller, Michael Gherna, Karen C. Carroll, Patricia J. Simner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
enteric bacterial panels
diagnostic stewardship
three-day rule
hard-stop
restriction override
hospital acquired diarrhea
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02945-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02945-23

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