Ancillary Benefit of Microbiology Culture Diagnostic Stewardship: Decreasing Health Care's Climate Impact.

ABSTRACT: We calculated weights of blood, urine, and endotracheal tube culture supplies and quantified greenhouse gas emissions emitted for disposal of these supplies. Of note, disposal-related emissions for positive blood and endotracheal tube culture results are equivalent to driving 0.6 and 0.4 miles, respectively, in a gasoline-powered vehicle.

SUBMITTER: Hofmeister RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825991 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature