Principles of diagnostic stewardship: A practical guide from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Diagnostic Stewardship Task Force

Valeria Fabre, Angelina Davis, Daniel J. Diekema, Bruno Granwehr, Mary K. Hayden, Christopher F. Lowe, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Anna C. Sick-Samuels, Kaede V. Sullivan, Trevor C. Van Schooneveld, Daniel J. Morgan

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Abstract

We provide an overview of diagnostic stewardship with key concepts that include the diagnostic pathway and the multiple points where interventions can be implemented, strategies for interventions, the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration, and key microbiologic diagnostic tests that should be considered for diagnostic stewardship. The document focuses on microbiologic laboratory testing for adult and pediatric patients and is intended for a target audience of healthcare workers involved in diagnostic stewardship interventions and all workers affected by any step of the diagnostic pathway (ie, ordering, collecting, processing, reporting, and interpreting results of a diagnostic test). This document was developed by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Diagnostic Stewardship Taskforce.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)178-185
Number of pages8
JournalInfection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume44
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 19 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

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