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- Title
Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated With Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia.
- Authors
Shulder, Stephanie; Tamma, Pranita D; Fiawoo, Suiyini; Dzintars, Kathryn; Escobar, Daniel; Livorsi, Daniel J; Malani, Anurag N; Palacio, Danica; Spivak, Emily S; Zimmerman, Matty; Bork, Jacqueline T
- Abstract
Gram-negative bacteremia (GN-BSI) can cause significant morbidity and mortality, but the benefit of infectious diseases consultation (IDC) is not well defined. A 24-site observational cohort study of unique hospitalized patients with 4861 GN-BSI episodes demonstrated a 40% decreased risk of 30-day mortality in patients with IDC compared to those without IDC.
- Subjects
COMMUNICABLE disease epidemiology; BACTEREMIA; EVALUATION of medical care; SCIENTIFIC observation; CONFIDENCE intervals; RETROSPECTIVE studies; RISK assessment; MEDICAL protocols; T-test (Statistics); COMPARATIVE studies; MEDICAL referrals; CHI-squared test; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; GRAM-negative bacterial diseases; LONGITUDINAL method; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 77, Issue 9, p1234
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciad383