Prospective Review of Clostridioides difficile Testing Indications to Inform Local Laboratory Stewardship Initiatives
Summary: We conducted a prospective chart review to determine the prevalence of and reasons for inappropriate Clostridioides difficile test-ordering at a tertiary care hospital. Inappropriate orders accounted for 54% of all tests. The two primary aetiologies of inappropriate test-ordering were an al...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Infection Prevention in Practice |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088919300174 |