974. Impact of Mandatory Infectious Disease (ID) Specialist Approval on Hospital-Onset Clostridium difficile (HO-CDI) Testing and Infection Rates: Results of a Pilot Study

BACKGROUND: The 2017 IDSA C. difficile guidelines recommend the use of nucleic acid amplification testing alone for detection of HO-CDI if appropriate stool specimens are collected (e.g., patients not receiving laxatives and ≥3 unformed stools in 24 hours). The potential role of ID specialists in en...

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Autores principales: Lin, Michael Y, Wiksten, Tiffany, Tomich, Alexander, Hayden, Mary K, Segreti, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252940/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.090

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252940/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.090

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