Navigating the blood-brain barrier: enhancing blood culture practices in the neuro-ICU.
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2025-01
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This study evaluates the implementation of a blood culture (BCx) algorithm in the neurology ICU (NICU) to reduce BCx event (BCE) rates. Results show a reduction in BCE rates, without increasing adverse outcomes. The findings support the feasibility of BCx algorithms for improving diagnostic stewardship in the specialized NICU population.
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Metz, Maureen, Katharine Colton and Jessica Seidelman (2025). Navigating the blood-brain barrier: enhancing blood culture practices in the neuro-ICU. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 46(3). pp. 1–3. 10.1017/ice.2024.235 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/32453.
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Katharine Rose Colton
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