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399. Reducing Hospital-Onset C. diff with a Provider-Driven Emergency Department Ordering Algorithm

BACKGROUND: Clostridoides difficile (C. diff) can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. It is one of the most common causes of heathcare-associated infections (HAIs), estimated to cause almost half a million illnesses and thousands of deaths in the United States each year. Studies have estim...

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Autores principales: Holdsworth, Jill, Milloy, Aaron, Kaylor, Jordan, Richardson, Rita, Meloy, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9752312/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.477