Effect of automated telephone infectious disease consultations to nonacademic hospitals on 30-day mortality among patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: The SUPPORT cluster randomized clinical trial.

Weis S, Hagel S, Palm J, Scherag A, Kolanos S, Bahrs C, Löffler B, Schmitz RPH, Rißner F, Brunkhorst FM, Pletz MW (2022) Effect of automated telephone infectious disease consultations to nonacademic hospitals on 30-day mortality among patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: The SUPPORT cluster randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open 5(6), e2218515.

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Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a common and potentially severe infectious disease (ID). Retrospective studies and derived meta-analyses suggest that bedside infectious disease consultation (IDC) for SAB is associated with improved survival; however, such IDCs might not always be possible because of the lack of ID specialists, particularly at nonacademic hospitals.