The Time for Action Is Now: The Impact of Timing of Infectious Disease Consultation for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.

Authors :: Cole, J Chase
Jankowski, Christopher A
Verdecia, Jorge L
Isache, Carmen L
Ravi, Malleswari S
McCarter, Yvette S
Casapao, Anthony M
Source :: Clinical Infectious Diseases. Jun2023, Vol. 76 Issue 11, p2007-2009. 3p.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: This retrospective cohort study was performed to compare clinical outcomes between patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who received an early versus late infectious disease consultation. Early consultation resulted in significantly greater adherence to quality care indicators and shorter hospital stays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *BACTEREMIA
*MEDICAL quality control
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*COMMUNICABLE diseases
*KEY performance indicators (Management)
*TIME
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*MANN Whitney U Test
*FISHER exact test
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*T-test (Statistics)
*MEDICAL referrals
*STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus
*CLINICAL medicine
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHI-squared test
*LONGITUDINAL method

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