Easily Modified Factors Contribute to Delays in Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection: a Cohort Study and Intervention

Although rapid laboratory tests are available for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), delays in completion of CDI testing are common in clinical practice. We conducted a cohort study of 242 inpatients tested for CDI to determine the timing of different steps involved in diagnostic te...

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Main Authors: Kundrapu, Sirisha, Jury, Lucy A., Sitzlar, Brett, Sunkesula, Venkata C. K., Sethi, Ajay K., Donskey, Curtis J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697705/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23678072
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03142-12
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