Rapid Diagnostic Stewardship and Blood Culture Use in a Pediatric Medical Center.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A national shortage of blood culture bottles affected approximately half of US hospitals, necessitating changes in blood culture practices.

Objective

To determine the association between restrictive blood culture stewardship measures and patient outcomes at a pediatric hospital.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was performed to determine the association between new restrictive stewardship measures and blood culture practices in a quaternary care pediatric medical center from July 1, 2023, to January 31, 2025. All children with blood cultures collected were included.

Exposures

The following restrictive measures were enacted: (1) a 48-hour restriction on all aerobic blood cultures, (2) a 7-day restriction on all anaerobic

SUBMITTER: Vaugon E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12501814 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature