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Thursday April 24, 2025 12:20pm - 12:35pm EDT
Assessing Average Time-to-Positivity for Monomicrobial Bloodstream Infections within an Institutional Health System 
Bailey M. Nero1Chengwen Teng2, Erin Blalock2, Joseph Kohn1, R. Jake Crocker4Majdi N. Al-Hasan1,3P. Brandon Bookstaver1,2 
1Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC; 2University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, SC; 3University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC4Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC 
BackgroundBloodstream infections (BSIs) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality especially in patients with co-morbidities that can amplify the severity of the illness. Broad spectrum empiric antibiotics are initiated with suspected sepsis. Antimicrobial stewardship strives to optimize usage of antibiotics when indicated and create interventions to better antibiotic usage. However, there is lack of stewardship 
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Ben Albrecht

Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, (EUGA1) Emory University HospitalPGY1
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Bailey Nero

PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Resident, Prisma Health Richland
Graduated pharmacy school from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2024. Currently a PGY1 acute care pharmacy resident at Prisma Health Richland hospital in Columbia, SC. Early committed to the PGY2 critical care pharmacy program at Prisma Health Richland for the... Read More →
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Marcus Mize

Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Thursday April 24, 2025 12:20pm - 12:35pm EDT
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