Impact of a cerebrospinal fluid diagnostic stewardship intervention on quantity of tests, length of stay, antibiotic prescriptions, and cost
Redundant and low-value cerebrospinal fluid analysis for suspected meningitis can increase costs and antimicrobial use. Our diagnostic stewardship intervention limited available infectious disease cerebrospinal fluid assays to seven common tests, including a multiplex polymerase chain reaction panel...
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| description | Redundant and low-value cerebrospinal fluid analysis for suspected meningitis can increase costs and antimicrobial use. Our diagnostic stewardship intervention limited available infectious disease cerebrospinal fluid assays to seven common tests, including a multiplex polymerase chain reaction panel. There was no significant difference in the cost of testing or clinical outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a5828d5620ac40bfa4b56ca418b341a12025-02-11T04:54:47ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2025-01-01510.1017/ash.2025.17Impact of a cerebrospinal fluid diagnostic stewardship intervention on quantity of tests, length of stay, antibiotic prescriptions, and costAaron Pathak0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2075-881XSabra Shay1Todd Lasco2Mayar Al Mohajer3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0333-1070School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USADepartment of Clinical Intelligence, Premier Inc., Charlotte, NC, USADepartment of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USADepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USARedundant and low-value cerebrospinal fluid analysis for suspected meningitis can increase costs and antimicrobial use. Our diagnostic stewardship intervention limited available infectious disease cerebrospinal fluid assays to seven common tests, including a multiplex polymerase chain reaction panel. There was no significant difference in the cost of testing or clinical outcomes.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25000178/type/journal_article |
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