Impact of Clostridioides difficile Reporting on Antimicrobial Therapy Days Directed at Treatment of C. difficile Infections

Background: Previous studies have found that solely relying on molecular testing is likely to result in the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of C. difficile infections (CDI). Comparable outcomes have been demonstrated in patients with a positive molecular test (C. difficile PCR) result and a negative...

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Main Authors: Ardath Plauche, Edward Septimus, Jamie Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24001840/type/journal_article