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Implementation of two-stage testing for Clostridioides difficile at a tertiary referral veterans hospital
Madeline Marker1, Dimitri Drekonja1,2
1University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities Campus: University of Minnesota, USA.
Abstract:
Clostridioides difficile infection is a common community and nosocomial infection. Two-stage testing (initial polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, followed by a confirmatory toxin test for PCR+ results) has been used to help differentiate colonization from infection. We report the impact of adopting two-stage testing at a tertiary Veterans Affairs medical center.
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