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

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 ass...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Qasim Khan, Nicole Gentile, Ying Zhou, Becky A. Smith, Richard B. Thomson, Eugene F. Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
stool ova and parasite
diarrhea
parasitic gastroenteritis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1760422

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