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2344. Evaluation of a Best Practice Alert (BPA) to Reduce Inappropriate Testing for Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Within a Multi-Hospital System

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired CDI contribute to significant morbidity, mortality, and cost burden in hospitalized patients. Clinical practice guidelines recommend strict testing criteria when employing nucleic acid amplification testing alone as to not test asymptomatic carriers. A BPA within the el...

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Autores principales: Dare, Ryan K, Bewley, Claire E, Novack, Amanda J, Heiles, Jared M, Chin, Larissa K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810227/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2022