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- Title
Impact of Rejection of Low-Quality Wound Swabs on Antimicrobial Prescribing: A Controlled Before–After Study.
- Authors
Marchand-Senécal, Xavier; Brasg, Ian A; Kozak, Robert; Elligsen, Marion; Vermeiren, Christie; Corbeil, Antoine J; Barker, Kevin R; Katz, Kevin; Powis, Jeff E; Gold, Wayne L; Leis, Jerome A
- Abstract
In this controlled before–after study, wound swabs were only processed for culture, identification, and susceptibility testing if a quality metric, determined by the Q score, was met. Rejection of low-quality wound swabs resulted in a modest decrease in reflexive antibiotic initiation while reducing laboratory workload and generating few clinician requests.
- Subjects
MEDICAL personnel; ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship; ANTIBIOTICS
- Publication
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2328-8957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofaa609