Assessing the impact of a 'bundle of care' approach to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a tertiary hospital

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Assessing the impact of a 'bundle of care' approach to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a tertiary hospital

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Background: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is evidence that standardised care bundle implementation may improve the rates of appropriate investigations and improve overall management. A S. aureus bacteraemia care bundle was introduced at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand in early 2014. We assessed the impact of the intervention on the management and outcome of S. aureus bacteraemia.Methods: A cohort study of cases of S

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2020-12-01

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Green, Jared / Howard, Julia / Shankar, Avinesh / Clinghan, Richard / Luff, Tessa / Birch, Mark / Pithie, Alan / Werno, Anja / Metcalf, Sarah / Chambers, Stephen

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/21108

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Infectious Diseases / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Science & Technology

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