Editorial Commentary: A quality-of-care bundle for treatment of staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Ready for prime time'

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1234-1236

  Liu, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bundle; ID consultation; quality of care; Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RECURRENCE RISK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TELECONSULTATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

BUNDLE; ID CONSULTATION; QUALITY OF CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BACTEREMIA;

BACTEREMIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84886874739     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit502     Document Type: Note

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