Effects of a hard stop for C. difficile testing: Provider uptake and patient outcomes

Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a serious healthcare-associated infection responsible for >12,000 US deaths annually. Overtesting can lead to antibiotic overuse and potential patient harm when patients are colonized with C. difficile, but not infected, yet treated. Nationa...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Main Authors:	Danielle Doughman, David Weber, Nikolaos Mavrogiorgos, Shelley Summerlin-Long, Michael Swartwood, Alexander Commanday, Lisa Stancill, Nicholas Kane, Emily Sickbert-Bennett Vavalle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2023-06-01
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X23002802/type/journal_article