Getting rapid diagnostic test data into the appropriate hands by leveraging pharmacy staff and a clinical surveillance platform: a case study from a US community hospital
Challenges exist in communicating results to the appropriate personnel on the healthcare team who have the knowledge to act on these data and prescribe targeted therapy against the pathogen(s) identified. In this report, we outline the procedures for telephonic communication and CSP support that were implemented at our health system to distribute RDT data to individuals capable of assessing results, enabling timely optimization of antimicrobial therapy.
Authors
- Tyler Baumeister
- Jeremy J Frens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5360-707X)
- Dustin Zeigler
- John Robert Hurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-6040)
- Brandon Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6509-9302)
- Emily Sinclair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-1045)
- Stéphanie Le Page
- Sonya McElmeel
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Cone Health (US)
- bioMérieux (United States) (US)
- Williamson College (US)
- bioMérieux (France) (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkae277
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.14
Funders
- bioMérieux