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2362. Back to the Future: The Impact of Multi-Step Algorithm C. difficile Testing at a Large Tertiary Medical Center

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs rely on C. difficile infection (CDI) test results to measure CDI incidence in the hospital setting. C. difficile carriage is common and distinguishing infection from colonization is difficult with the highly sensitive nucleic acid amp...

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Autores principales: Bork, Jacqueline, Claeys, Kimberly C, Johnson, J Kristie, Jones, Jennifer, Obiekwe, Uzoamaka, Lusby, Martha, Heil, Emily, Leekha, Surbhi
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/PMC6810697/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2040