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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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology Jg. 43; H. 7; S. 935 - 938
Hauptverfasser:	Goodenough, Dana, Sefton, Samantha, Overton, Elizabeth, Smith, Elizabeth, Kraft, Colleen S., Varkey, Jay B., Fridkin, Scott K.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.07.2022
Schlagworte:	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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