Tidig infektionskonsult gav effekt vid Staphylococcus aureus-bakteriemi - Konsultationen minskade återinläggningsfrekvens och mortalitet, visar retrospektiv studie.

Automatic infectious disease consultant alert is associated with decreased mortality and readmission rate in Staphylococcus aureus bacteriemia A management plan was implemented at a 2000 bed teaching hospital where positive blood cultures with growth of Staphylococcus aureus were reported simultaneously to the ordering unit and to the Infectious Disease Consultant. Readmission rate and 30-day mortality were compared one year before and one year after introduction of the management plan. Out of totally 320 respectively 321 patients with SAB 252 and 244 were included in the study. 30-day mortality decreased from 26/252 (10%) to 14/244 (5,7%) (p=0.059) when all patients with SAB were included and to 9/193 (4,7%) (p=0,026) when only patients who received a formal consultation after introduction of the management plan were included. The rate of readmission within 30 days declined from 38/227 (17%) in 2014-2015 to 24/230 (10%) in 2015-2016 (p=0,049).