Interrupted-time-series analysis of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on blood culture utilization in Shanghai
The upward trend in blood culture utilization rate among inpatients stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic and did not return to pre-pandemic levels following the pandemic. These findings suggest that the pandemic had a lasting impact on diagnostic practices. More targeted intervention measures are needed to promote appropriate utilization of blood cultures.
Authors
- Qun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2208-7998)
- C. Q. Jin
Institutions
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10444-1
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00