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Impact of Diagnostic Stewardship on Ordering Trends and Pathogen Yield from mNGS Studies

2024-04-22 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundGiven the cost and unclear clinical impact of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), laboratory stewardship may improve utilization. This study examines mNGS results from two academic medical centers employing different stewardship approaches. Methods80 mNGS orders (54 CSF and 26 plasma) were identified from 2019 to 2021 at the University of Washington (UW), which requires director-level approval for mNGS orders, and the University of Utah (Utah), which does not restrict order...

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