Reductions in positive Clostridioides difficile events reportable to National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) with adoption of reflex enzyme immunoassay (EIA) testing in 13 Atlanta hospitals

In total, 13 facilities changed C. difficile testing to reflexive testing by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) only after a positive nucleic acid-amplification test (NAAT); the standardized infection ratio (SIR) decreased by 46% (range, −12% to −71% per hospital). Changing testing practice greatly influenced...

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Vydáno v:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology Ročník 43; číslo 7; s. 935 - 938
Hlavní autoři:	Goodenough, Dana, Sefton, Samantha, Overton, Elizabeth, Smith, Elizabeth, Kraft, Colleen S., Varkey, Jay B., Fridkin, Scott K.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.07.2022
Témata:	Business metrics Concise Communication Enzymes Immunoassay Infections Medical laboratories Nucleic acids Patient safety Surveillance Atlanta Georgia United States > US Georgia
ISSN:	0899-823X, 1559-6834, 1559-6834
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