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. 2023 Jun 8;76(11):2007-2009.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad110.

The Time for Action Is Now: The Impact of Timing of Infectious Disease Consultation for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

J Chase Cole  1 , Christopher A Jankowski  1 , Jorge L Verdecia  2 , Carmen L Isache  2 , Malleswari S Ravi  2 , Yvette S McCarter  3 , Anthony M Casapao  1   4
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The Time for Action Is Now: The Impact of Timing of Infectious Disease Consultation for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

J Chase Cole et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

This retrospective cohort study was performed to compare clinical outcomes between patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who received an early versus late infectious disease consultation. Early consultation resulted in significantly greater adherence to quality care indicators and shorter hospital stays.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia; Staphylococcus aureus management quality care indicators; antimicrobial stewardship program; infectious disease consultation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. Y. S. M. reports an honorarium paid to the author (faculty) from the Ostler Institute, a travel stipend paid to the author from the American Society for Microbiology Microbe, and a role as president (unpaid) for First Coast ID/CM Symposium. A. M. C. served on the advisory board and received honoraria from Spero Therapeutics, AbbVie, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, and Ferring Pharmaceuticals. All other authors report no potential conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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