Discordant Clostridioides difficile diagnostic assay and treatment practice: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Objectives To determine the proportion of patients who received a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among those presenting a discordant C. difficile diagnostic assay and to identify patient characteristics associated with the decision to treat CDI.Design Cross-sectional study.Se...
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Main Authors: | Antoine Poncet, Laurent Kaiser, Lauriane Lenggenhager, Marie-Céline Zanella, Jacques Schrenzel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-09-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e036342.full |
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