Misdiagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infections by Standard-of-Care Specimen Collection and Testing among Hospitalized Adults, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 2019–2020

Misdiagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infections by Standard-of-Care Specimen Collection and Testing among Hospitalized Adults, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 2019–2020

Although Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) incidence is high in the United States, standard-of-care (SOC) stool collection and testing practices might result in incidence overestimation or underestimation. We conducted diarrhea surveillance among inpatients >50 years of age in Louisville,...

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Main Authors: Julio A. Ramirez, Frederick J. Angulo, Ruth M. Carrico, Stephen Furmanek, Senén Peña Oliva, Joann M. Zamparo, Elisa Gonzalez, Pingping Zhang, Leslie A. Wolf Parrish, Subathra Marimuthu, Michael W. Pride, Sharon Gray, Cátia S. Matos Ferreira, Forest W. Arnold, Raul E. Istúriz, Nadia Minarovic, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Luis Jodar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
misdiagnosis
bacteria
infections
clinical laboratory techniques
standard-of-care specimen collection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/22-1618_article

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