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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2024-07-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24001840/type/journal_article |