Search Results - "Sadowski, Joshua"
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Etiology and utility of hospital-onset bacteremia as a safety metric for targeted harm reduction
Published in American journal of infection control (01-02-2024)“…Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are a major driver of morbidity and cost in health systems. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)…”
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Two-step algorithm-based Clostridioides difficile testing as a tool for antibiotic stewardship
Published in Clinical microbiology and infection (01-06-2023)“…Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can be challenging due to high colonization rates. Unlike PCR-only testing, two-step algorithm testing (that…”
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Utilizing a real-time discussion approach to improve the appropriateness of Clostridioides difficile testing and the potential unintended consequences of this strategy
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-10-2020)“…We report electronic medical record interventions to reduce Clostridioides difficile testing risk 'alert fatigue.' We used a behavioral approach to diagnostic…”
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Discharges against medical advice: time to take another look. A retrospective review of discharges against medical advice focused on prevention
Published in Hospital practice (1995) (01-12-2023)“…Discharges against medical advice (DAMA) increase the risk of death. We retrieved DAMA from five hospitals within a large health system and reviewed 10% of…”
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Changing the culture of urine culturing: Utilizing Agile Implementation to improve diagnostic stewardship in the ICU
Published in American journal of infection control (01-11-2020)“…•Agile implementation improves urine culture diagnostic stewardship in critical care.•Agile implementation engages key stakeholder and preserves provider…”
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