Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated With Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Shulder, Stephanie; Tamma, Pranita D; Fiawoo, Suiyini; Dzintars, Kathryn; Escobar, Daniel; Livorsi, Daniel J; Malani, Anurag N; Palacio, Danica; Spivak, Emily S; Zimmerman, Matty; Bork, Jacqueline T
- Source
- Clinical Infectious Diseases. Nov2023, Vol. 77 Issue 9, p1234-1237. 4p.
- Subject
- *COMMUNICABLE disease epidemiology
*BACTEREMIA
*EVALUATION of medical care
*SCIENTIFIC observation
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*RISK assessment
*MEDICAL protocols
*T-test (Statistics)
*COMPARATIVE studies
*MEDICAL referrals
*CHI-squared test
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*GRAM-negative bacterial diseases
*LONGITUDINAL method
*DISEASE risk factors
- Language
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
Gram-negative bacteremia (GN-BSI) can cause significant morbidity and mortality, but the benefit of infectious diseases consultation (IDC) is not well defined. A 24-site observational cohort study of unique hospitalized patients with 4861 GN-BSI episodes demonstrated a 40% decreased risk of 30-day mortality in patients with IDC compared to those without IDC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]