Search Results - "Multistep testing algorithm"

672. Impact of Multistep Testing Algorithm on Hospital Acquired Clostridioides difficile Infection Rates

Authors: Betancourth, Adriana C Gill, Arshpal Bangash, Salman et al.

Source: Open Forum Infect Dis

Subject Terms: 0301 basic medicine, 0303 health sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, Abstract, 3. Good health

Sequential introduction of a multistep testing algorithm and nucleic acid amplification testing leading to an increase in Clostridioides difficile detection and a trend toward increased strain diversity

Authors: Andrew M. Skinner Brian Yu Adam Cheknis et al.

Source: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 41:1148-1153

Subject Terms: 0301 basic medicine, 0303 health sciences, Clostridioides difficile, Bacterial Toxins, Sensitivity and Specificity, 3. Good health, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Feces, 03 medical and health sciences, Bacterial Proteins, Clostridioides, Nucleic Acids, Prohibitins, Clostridium Infections, Humans, 0305 other medical science, Algorithms, Retrospective Studies

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Diagnostic Approaches for Clostridioides difficile Infection.

Authors: Berry, Parul Khanna, Sahil

Source: Infect Dis Clin North Am ; ISSN:1557-9824 ; Volume:39 ; Issue:4

Subject Terms: Clostridioides difficile infection, Clostridioides difficile infection diagnosis, Diagnostic stewardship, Glutamate dehydrogenase, Multistep testing algorithm, Pseudomembranous

Relation: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2025.07.014; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40915889

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High Prevalence of Multistep Algorithms in Diagnostic Clostridioides difficile Laboratory Testing.

Authors: Sullivan, Kaede V. Souers, Rhona J. Hillesland, Erica et al.

Source: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. May2025, Vol. 149 Issue 5, p405-409. 5p.

Subject Terms: *FECAL analysis, *MEDICAL protocols, *CLOSTRIDIUM diseases, *CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile, *POLYMERASE chain reaction, *IMMUNOENZYME technique, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *ROUTINE diagnostic tests, *OXIDOREDUCTASES, *MEDICAL laboratories, *QUALITY assurance, *DATA analysis software, *ALGORITHMS, *NUCLEIC acid amplification techniques

Optimizing Clostridioides difficile diagnosis: Reducing over diagnosis and enhancing antimicrobial stewardship through a two-step testing approach.

Authors: Lowery, Jimmy Cox, Justin

Source: Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO); Jan2025, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p28-29, 2p

Subject Terms: CLOSTRIDIUM diseases, OVERDIAGNOSIS, ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship, IMMUNOENZYME technique, ALGORITHMS, SYMPTOMS

Three stages of laboratory stewardship in improving appropriate Clostridioides difficile testing in a community-based setting.

Source: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology; 2025, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p1-6, 6p

P-206. Reducing Hospital Acquired Clostridioides difficile Infections: A Comparison of Two Equally Effective Testing Strategies

Authors: Nothdurft, Elizabeth Philip, Nirmol Campbell, J William et al.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases ; volume 12, issue Supplement_1 ; ISSN 2328-8957

Availability: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae631.410
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Pediatric Clostridioides difficile Infection: Essential Concepts, Management Nuances, and Updates.

Authors: Winkie, Colin Gisser, Jonathan

Source: Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics; Dec2024, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p276-286, 11p

More than a new name: Updates in the management of Clostridioides difficile infection.

Authors: Wrynn, Alexander F.

Source: Nurse Practitioner; Aug2024, Vol. 49 Issue 8, p14-19, 6p

A retrospective chart review assessing antibiotic treatment of hospitalized patients with discordant Clostridioides difficile assays in an urban hospitalized setting.

Authors: Stoddart, Clare Kuo, Irene Spence, Matthew A. et al.

Source: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology; 2024, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p

Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases; 2023 Supplement, Vol. 10, pS1-S1274, 3913p

Subject Terms: URINARY tract infections, SYPHILIS, COMMUNICABLE diseases, FORUMS, CLINICAL decision support systems

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Compendium updates 2022.

Authors: Septimus, Edward J.

Source: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases; Aug2023, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p263-269, 7p

Clostridioides difficile toxin is infrequently detected in inflammatory bowel disease and does not associate with clinical outcomes.

Authors: Bernard, Rachel Hammami, Muhammad B. Arnold, Forest W. et al.

Source: Gut Pathogens; 8/30/2022, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-6, 6p

Subject Terms: INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases, CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile, TOXINS, TREATMENT effectiveness, ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, INTENSIVE care units

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Impact of Two-Step Testing Algorithm on Reducing Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infections

Authors: Navalkele, Bhagyashri Winn, Wendy Fletcher, Sheila et al.

Source: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology ; volume 1, issue S1, page s42-s43 ; ISSN 2732-494X

Availability: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.78
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Two‐step Testing for Clostridioides Difficile is Inadequate in Differentiating Infection From Colonization in Children

Authors: Sarah C. Bloch Rachel Bernard Irtiqa Fazili et al.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 72:378-383

Subject Terms: Immunoenzyme Techniques, 0301 basic medicine, Feces, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Clostridioides, Clostridioides difficile, Bacterial Toxins, Clostridium Infections, Humans, Child, 3. Good health

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Clostridioides difficile Infection in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Clinician's Dilemma.

Authors: Conrad, Máire A Kelsen, Judith R

Source: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; 2021 Supplement, Vol. 10, pS41-S45, 5p

Subject Terms: CLOSTRIDIUM disease treatment, HOST-bacteria relationships, INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases, PEDIATRICS, UNCERTAINTY, CLOSTRIDIUM diseases, RISK assessment, FECAL microbiota transplantation, DECISION making in clinical medicine, DISEASE risk factors, DISEASE complications, SYMPTOMS

Clostridium difficile: Diagnosis and the Consequence of Over Diagnosis.

Authors: Lee, Helen S. Plechot, Kamryn Gohil, Shruti et al.

Source: Infectious Diseases & Therapy; Jun2021, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p687-697, 11p

Subject Terms: CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile, NUCLEIC acid amplification techniques, BACTERIAL colonies, GLUTAMATE dehydrogenase, CLOSTRIDIUM diseases, ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, ENTEROCOCCAL infections

Two-step Testing for Clostridioides Difficile is Inadequate in Differentiating Infection From Colonization in Children.

Authors: Parnell, Jacob M. Fazili, Irtiqa Bloch, Sarah C. et al.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition; 2021, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p378-383, 6p

Clinical Impact of Clostridium difficile PCR Cycle Threshold–Predicted Toxin Reporting in Pediatric Patients.

Authors: Schwenk, Hayden T Bio, Laura L Kruger, Jenna F et al.

Source: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; Mar2020, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p44-50, 7p

Subject Terms: ANTI-infective agents, BACTERIAL toxins, CHILDREN'S hospitals, CLOSTRIDIUM diseases, DRUG utilization, HEALTH outcome assessment, POLYMERASE chain reaction, TREATMENT effectiveness, PRE-tests & post-tests, PREDICTIVE tests, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, ADOLESCENCE, CHILDREN

Geographic Terms: CALIFORNIA

Risk of antibiotics associated with Clostridioides difficile infection: Antibiotic stewardship in action.

Authors: Dysangco, Andrew T. Pierce, Tamra M. Bravata, Dawn M.

Source: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology; 2022, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p1-3, 3p