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

• Main Authors: Christopher F. Lowe (Author), Shayan Shakeraneh (Author), Colin Lee (Author), Azra Sharma (Author), Victor Leung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...