Determinates of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing practices among inpatients with diarrhea at selected acute-care hospitals in Rochester, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia, 2020-2021.

Scott K Fridkin Udodirim N Onwubiko William DubeChad RobichauxJessica TraenknerDana Goodenough Frederick J AnguloJoann M ZamparoElisa GonzalezSahil KhannaChristopher MyersGhinwa K Dumyati

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Accounting for patient-specific factors that influence CDI test ordering, differences in testing practices between sites remain and likely contribute to regional differences in surveillance estimates.

Keyphrases

acute care
clostridium difficile
healthcare
primary care
public health
irritable bowel syndrome