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An audit of inpatient stool ova and parasite (O&P) testing in a multi-hospital health system

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Stool ova and parasite (O&P) examinations are routinely ordered initial tests in patients admitted to the hospital with acute diarrhea, despite low test positivity rates. We examined the diagnostic yield of inpatient stool O&P exams and identified risk factors as...

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Autores principales: Khan, Mohammad Qasim, Gentile, Nicole, Zhou, Ying, Smith, Becky A., Thomson, Richard B., Yen, Eugene F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7426986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32850066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1760422