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Shulder S, Tamma PD, Fiawoo S, Dzintars K, Escobar D, Livorsi DJ, Malani AN, Palacio D, Spivak ES, Zimmerman M, Bork JT. Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated with Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2023 Jul 4.
Gram-negative bacteremia (GN-BSI) can cause significant morbidity and mortality, but the benefit of ID consultation (IDC) is not well defined. A 24-site observational cohort study of unique hospitalized patients with 4,861 GN-BSI episodes demonstrated a 40% decreased risk of 30-day mortality in patients with IDC compared to those without IDC.