High Prevalence of Laxative Use Among Those Tested for Clostridioides difficile Infection in VA Hospitals

• Main Authors: Geneva Wilson (Author), Lishan Cao (Author), Margaret Fitzpatrick (Author), Katie Suda (Author), Charlesnika Evans (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is associated with 500,000 infections and 30,000 deaths per year. Inappropriate testing and treatment of patients with asymptomatic colonization occurs frequently (between 15% and 41%). The VA CDI guidelines emphasize avoidance of CDI testing in p...