Cultures for acid-fast bacilli: are we being good stewards?
Many AFB cultures were sent from patients who did not have clinical scenarios consistent with mycobacterial disease and cultures were not clinically indicated. Implementation of testing criteria could decrease AFB cultures and healthcare costs.
Authors
- J. R. Copeland
- Angela J. Toepp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0432-5780)
- Jennifer Hanrahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-5985)
- P.A. Schneider
- Julie D. Sill
- Elsie Frimpongmaa Amoako-Kissi
- Ogochukwu O. Ilobi
Institutions
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (US)
- Old Dominion University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.463
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00