Optimizing the interpretation of Clostridioides difficile two-step diagnostic algorithm results through antimicrobial stewardship
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...
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Main Authors: | Christopher F. Lowe (Author), Shayan Shakeraneh (Author), Colin Lee (Author), Azra Sharma (Author), Victor Leung (Author) |
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2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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