Evaluating outpatient diagnostic stewardship of comprehensive polymerase chain reaction Clostridioides difficile testing in a regional health system
Abstract Objective: We examined the use of comprehensive and targeted polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among immunocompetent patients with and without CDI risk factors across different outpatient settings. A priori, we expected patients with higher CDI ri...
Main Authors: | Ilya Golovaty, Luis Tulloch-Palomino |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-01-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X23004266/type/journal_article |
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