Lessons learned from a diagnostic stewardship intervention in response to a blood culture bottle supply shock

2025/01/01 by Lior Cohen-Yatziv, Alfredo J Mena Lora, Alan E. Gross +3 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing #Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control #Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ash.2025.10186

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Faced with a national blood culture bottle shortage, our institution formed a multidisciplinary stewardship team and implemented policy changes. This reduced orders by 60%, potentially saving 145,000 monthly, while maintaining stable in-hospital sepsis mortality rates.

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