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754. A Two-step Testing Algorithm for Hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) Reduces Prescribing of C. difficile (CD) Therapy but Its Ability to Guide Treatment Decisions Remains Unclear

BACKGROUND: Determining true CDI versus CD colonization through CD testing is a continuing challenge. A previously introduced decision support tool at UVA Health significantly reduced inappropriate testing without adverse outcomes. More recently, our methodology changed from nucleic acid amplificati...

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Autores principales: Dolan, Mackenzie, Cox, Heather, Warren, Cirle A, Sifri, Costi, Poulter, Melinda, Donohue, Lindsay E, Mathers, Amy J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644145/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.951