Role of diagnostic stewardship in reducing healthcare-facility–onset Clostridioides difficile infections

We describe the implementation of an electronic medical record “hard stop” to decrease inappropriate Clostridioides difficile testing across a 5-hospital health system, effectively reducing the rates of healthcare-facility–onset C. difficile infection. This novel approach included expert consultatio...

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Main Authors: Anita B. Shallal, Medha Cherabuddi, Lance Podsiad, Christopher Gortat, Clare Shanahan, Tarlisha Holsey, Linoj Samuel, George Alangaden, Geehan Suleyman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22003059/type/journal_article