Optimizing the interpretation of Clostridioides difficile two-step diagnostic algorithm results through antimicrobial stewardship

• Главные авторы: Christopher F. Lowe (Автор), Shayan Shakeraneh (Автор), Colin Lee (Автор), Azra Sharma (Автор), Victor Leung (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Over a 4-year period, the antimicrobial stewardship team reviewed all positive (PCR+/Tox+) and indeterminate (PCR+/Tox−) cases with the most responsible physician for classification of patients as infection or colonization. Among 501 indeterminate samples, 213 (43%) were considered to be clinical in...