Implementing a Clostridium difficile testing algorithm and its effect on isolation duration and treatment initiation: a pre- and post-implementation study

A proportion of patients suspected of Clostridium difficile infection are unnecessarily placed in contact isolation. By introducing a random-access glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) test for C. difficile, we aimed to reduce isolation time. In addition, we investigated whether the result of the toxin A&a...

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Autores principales: Vogelzang, Erik Hans, Lankelma, Jacqueline Marleen, van Mansfeld, Rosa, van Prehn, Joffrey, van Houdt, Robin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7225191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31970532
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03823-w

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