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2363. Implementation of a Multi-Step Diagnostic Algorithm for C. difficile Infection

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of C. difficile infection (CDI) in the hospital is challenging asymptomatic colonization rates vary between 3% and 26%. Guidelines recommend multistep testing for CDI diagnosis. On July 1, 2018 a two-step testing algorithm was implemented at our institution. Positive nuclei...

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Autores principales: Walker, Morgan, Mitchell, Miranda, Mellor, Britney, Buras, Suzanne, Young, Monica, O’Neal, Catherine S
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/PMC6810449/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2041