Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8737174 Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2018 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
C. difficile testing was common among patients receiving laxatives. Patients testing positive for C. difficile looked clinically similar to patients testing negative, suggesting a high false-positive rate.
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Evaluation of a best practice alert to reduce unnecessary Clostridium difficile testing following receipt of a laxative
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