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Multiplex Molecular Stool Testing Rarely Impacts Antimicrobial Treatment Decisions More Than Three Days After Admission

Background Acute diarrheal illness in the United States is a significant cause of healthcare utilization and hospitalizations. For patients who develop diarrhea while hospitalized, testing for pathogens other than Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) using conventional stool testing is low yield. Ne...

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Autores principales: Aleem, Abdul, Firak, Gabriela, Slenker, Amy K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8165332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084686
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14784