Economic Impact in the Treatment of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Blood Cultures Contamination in a Middle-Income Country
This study underscores the urgent need for strategies to reduce blood culture contamination, and emphasizes the potential benefits of rapid identification techniques for optimizing patient care and healthcare resource utilization. Addressing this issue is of paramount importance for mitigating unnecessary antibiotic exposure, reducing healthcare costs, and improving patient outcomes.
Authors
- Priscila Gabriella Carraro Merlos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3328-4666)
- Felipe Francisco Tuon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-1786)
- Gustavo Henrique Loesch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-2741)
Institutions
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (BR)
- Johnson University Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0094-2025
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00