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Diagnostic Stewardship: Opportunity for a Laboratory–Infectious Diseases Partnership

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Recent advances in microbial diagnostics are providing clinicians with information about microbes causing infections and their resistance to antimicrobial agents more rapidly than ever before. Diagnostic stewardship refers to the appropriate use of laboratory testing to guide patient management, including treatment, in order to optimize clinical outcomes and limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Fulfilling the promise of diagnostic stewardship requires a seamless partnership between clinical laboratories, pharmacists, and infectious diseases clinicians, so that appropriate tests are ordered and diagnostic information is translated into appropriate management in real time.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy077

Authors: Robin Patel, Ferric C Fang

Institutions: Mayo Clinic, University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases