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Clinical impact of a Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile bedside infectious disease stewardship intervention.

María OlmedoMaricela ValerioElena ReigadasMercedes MarínLuis AlcaláPatricia MuñozEmilio Bouza
Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2020)
A bedside rapid intervention for patients with a CDI-positive faecal sample was effective in avoiding overdiagnosis and unnecessary antibiotic treatment, optimizing anti-CDI drugs, increasing compliance with infection control measures and providing educational advice.
Keyphrases
  • clostridium difficile
  • infectious diseases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification
  • acute care
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