2425. Correlating Use of High-Risk Antimicrobials and the Incidence of Hospital-Onset Clostridium difficile Infection: Targeting Prescribing Trends for Antimicrobial Stewardship

BACKGROUND: Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection (HO-CDI) has a significant morbidity and mortality risk. It also poses increasing financial strain on the healthcare system. Certain antibiotics have been associated with increased HO-CDI incidence and novel strategies are needed to determin...

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Autores principales: Thottacherry, Elizabeth, Whitfield, Philip L, Steuber, Taylor D, Li, Chao, Sawyer, Adam J, Edwards, Jonathan, Hassoun, Ali
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/PMC6810352/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2103

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810352/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2103

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