478. Improving Acid Suppression Therapy to Reduce Hospital-Onset C. difficile infection (HO-CDI): Impact of a Novel Analytic Application

BACKGROUND: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most widely used classes of drugs, especially in the elderly, who are also at higher risk for CDI. Acid suppression therapy, especially using PPIs, has been shown to increase the risk of CDI. As part of an institutional effort to reduce HO-CDI,...

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Autores principales: Eppes, Stephen, Drees, Marci, Walsh, Donna, Harrington, Nicole, Winiarz, Michael, Gabriel, Anthony, Ewen, Edward F
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/PMC6254521/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.487

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254521/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.487

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