Polymerase chain reaction testing for Clostridium difficile

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 580-581
Author(s):  
Mary Catanzaro ◽  
Justin Cirone
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals Substantial Variation in Hospital Rankings after Adjusting for Hospital-Level Predictors of Publicly-Reported Hospital-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection Rates

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 464-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupak Datta ◽  
N. Neely Kazerouni ◽  
Jon Rosenberg ◽  
Vinh Q. Nguyen ◽  
Michael Phelan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Substantial Variation ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Hospital Level ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Across 366 California hospitals, we identified hospital-level characteristics predicting increased hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection (HA-CDI) rates including more licensed beds, teaching and long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals, and polymerase chain reaction testing. Adjustment for these characteristics impacted rankings in 24% of teaching hospitals, 13% of community hospitals, and 11% of LTAC hospitals.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;00(0): 1–3

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