Impact of diagnostic stewardship interventions in the collection process of fungal blood cultures

We implemented 2 interventions to improve utilization and contamination at our institution: kits to improve appropriate sample collection and an electronic order alert displaying appropriate indications of fungal blood cultures. An electronic order alert when ordering fungal blood cultures was associated with decreased utilization without decrease in positivity rate.

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This study implemented two interventions, kits for sample collection improvement and an electronic order alert for appropriate indications of fungal blood cultures, to enhance utilization and contamination control at the institution. The results showed that the electronic order alert was associated with decreased utilization of fungal blood cultures without a decrease in positivity rate.