2362. Back to the Future: The Impact of Multi-Step Algorithm C. difficile Testing at a Large Tertiary Medical Center

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs rely on C. difficile infection (CDI) test results to measure CDI incidence in the hospital setting. C. difficile carriage is common and distinguishing infection from colonization is difficult with the highly sensitive nucleic acid amp...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Bork, Jacqueline, Claeys, Kimberly C, Johnson, J Kristie, Jones, Jennifer, Obiekwe, Uzoamaka, Lusby, Martha, Heil, Emily, Leekha, Surbhi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810697/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2040
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