ArticleInfection control and hospital epidemiology2024
Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics.
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- A Simulation-Based Diagnostic Stewardship Framework for Imaging Utilization in Primary Care: A Model Using 100 Common Clinical Conditions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- ASP-COMPLEX: redefining antimicrobial stewardship to improve outcomes in high-risk patients with severe infections.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2026Review
- Diagnostic Yield of Repeat Blood Cultures and Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infection in Persistent Febrile Neutropenia.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Cumulative Antibiogram of Clinically Significant Bacteria From a Tertiary Hospital in Indonesia.International journal of microbiology · 2026Article
- Guidance for the Knowledge and Skills required for Antimicrobial Stewardship Leaders: an update from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Stewardship Trends and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria Isolated in Zambia: A Five-Year Retrospective Study (2020-2024).Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Stewardship in Clinical Microbiology: An Indispensable Component of Patient Care.Infectious disorders drug targets · 2025Review
- Opportunities for collaboration: the synergy between antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship in pediatrics.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Review
- Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use in Level 1 hospitals in Zambia: Future Prospects for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- A Situation Analysis of the Capacity of Laboratories in Faith-Based Hospitals in Zambia to Conduct Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Opportunities to Improve Diagnostic Stewardship.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Changing the culture of blood cultures: Opportunities for diagnostic stewardship in febrile neutropenia.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2024Article
- Clinical decision support in the electronic health record: a primer for antimicrobial stewards and infection preventionists: work smarter so end users don't work harder.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Article
- Recognizing asymptomatic bacteriuria in the surveillance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections-beyond fever and positive urine culture.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Article
- Provider & nursing perspectives on the "panculture": opportunities for innovative diagnostic stewardship interventions.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Article
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Abstract
Diagnostic stewardship seeks to improve ordering, collection, performance, and reporting of tests. Test results play an important role in reportable HAIs. The inclusion of HAIs in public reporting and pay for performance programs has highlighted the value of diagnostic stewardship as part of infection prevention initiatives. Inappropriate testing should be discouraged, and approaches that seek to alter testing solely to impact a reportable metric should be avoided. HAI definitions should be further adapted to new testing technologies, with focus on actionable and clinically relevant test results that will improve patient care.
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