Association Between Blood Culture Bottle Shortage and Ordering Restrictions and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Bacteremia
These data demonstrate that efforts to reduce blood culture utilization should be implemented with careful stewardship in order to minimize adverse effects for patients with SAB.
Authors
- W. Dale Plummer
- Matthew W. Semler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-8263)
- Romney M. Humphries (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6568-156X)
- Nicholas McKenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0778-4990)
- David C. Gaston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-5635)
- Caroline Taylor
- William D. Dupont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-599X)
- Marie Sophie Petit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-044X)
- Ritu Banerjee
- Thomas R Talbot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5722-7455)
Institutions
- Vanderbilt Health (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf546
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63