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  • Title: Reduction of 30-day death rates from Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia by mandatory infectious diseases consultation: Comparative study interventions with and without an infectious disease specialist.
    Author: Hadano Y, Kakuma T, Matsumoto T, Ishibashi K, Isoda M, Yasunaga H.
    Journal: Int J Infect Dis; 2021 Feb; 103():308-315. PubMed ID: 33278619.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: Most Japanese hospitals need to keep to higher Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) quality-of-care indicators (QCIs) and create strategies that can maximize the effect of these QCIs with only a small number of infectious disease specialists. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with SAB before and after the enhancement of the mandatory infectious disease consultations (IDCs). METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Japan. The primary outcome was the 30-day mortality between each period. A generalized structural equation model was employed to examine the effect of the mandatory IDC enhancement on 30-day mortality among patients with SAB. RESULTS: A total of 114 patients with SAB were analyzed. The 30-day all-cause mortality differed significantly between the two periods (17.3% vs. 4.8%, P = 0.02). Age, three-QCI point ≥ 1, and Pitt bacteremia score ≥ 3 were the significant risk factors for 30-day mortality. The intervention was also significantly associated with improved adherence to QCIs. CONCLUSION: Mandatory IDCs for SAB improved 30-day mortality and adherence to QCIs after the intervention. In Japan, improving the quality of management in patients with SAB should be an important target.
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