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The Journal of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology |
Biblioraphy Information
| ArticleTitle |
Diagnostic Stewardship in Blood Cultures |
| Language |
J |
| AuthorList |
Takeya Ohshiro |
| Affiliation |
Division of Clinical Laboratory, Department of Medical Technology, Naha City Hospital |
| Publication |
J.J.C.M.: 32 (1), 1-13, 2021 |
| Received |
October 29, 2021 |
| Accepted |
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| Abstract |
Blood cultures are important in the diagnosis and treatment of bloodstream infections, and two sets of blood cultures are recommended when various infections are suspected. It is important to monitor and provide effective feedback on the number of tests, two-set collection rate, blood volume, positivity rate, and contamination rate to ensure that blood culture tests are being performed appropriately. Moreover, prompt reporting of positive blood culture results using various tests will lead to appropriate diagnosis and treatment, which depends on the efforts and skills of the clinical microbiology laboratory. The adoption and utilization of new microbiologic technologies and new testing methods will lead to effective diagnostic stewardship (DS) that will further promote antimicrobial stewardship (AS). This review describes appropriate blood cultures and rapid positive blood culture reporting as DS in clinical microbiology laboratories for effective AS. |
| Keywords |
Antimicrobial Stewardship, Diagnostic Stewardship |
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