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

• Main Authors: Danielle Doughman (Author), David Weber (Author), Nikolaos Mavrogiorgos (Author), Shelley Summerlin-Long (Author), Michael Swartwood (Author), Alexander Commanday (Author), Lisa Stancill (Author), Nicholas Kane (Author), Emily Sickbert-Bennett Vavalle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...