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

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1017/ice.2014.83 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 464-466 ◽

Author(s):

Rupak Datta ◽

N. Neely Kazerouni ◽

Jon Rosenberg ◽

Vinh Q. Nguyen ◽

Michael Phelan ◽

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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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Impact of polymerase chain reaction testing on Clostridium difficile infection rates in an acute health care facility

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2014.12.021 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 383-386 ◽

Author(s):

Yanal M. Murad ◽

Justo Perez ◽

Reza Nokhbeh ◽

Gustavo Ybazeta ◽

Brenda Dewar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facility ◽

Infection Rates ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Acute Health Care ◽

Polymerase Chain

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Polymerase chain reaction testing for Clostridium difficile

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.006 ◽

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

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Role of Cycle Times of Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Clostridium Difficile as a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(17)32171-6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 152 (5) ◽

pp. S611

Author(s):

Emily R. Jonica ◽

Michelle Hughes ◽

Kanupriya Soni ◽

Eric A. Jones ◽

Janice Weinberg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Bowel Disease ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Cycle Times ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Inflammatory Bowel ◽

Polymerase Chain

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Real-time polymerase chain reaction testing for Clostridium difficile reduces isolation time and improves patient management in a small community hospital

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2011.09.005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (7) ◽

pp. 663-666 ◽

Author(s):

Mary Catanzaro ◽

Justin Cirone

Keyword(s):

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Real Time ◽

Patient Management ◽

Community Hospital ◽

Small Community ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

Small Community Hospital

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Impact of toxigenic Clostridium difficile polymerase chain reaction testing on the clinical microbiology laboratory and inpatient epidemiology

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease ◽

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.04.020 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 76 (4) ◽

pp. 534-538 ◽

Author(s):

Maureen Napierala ◽

Erik Munson ◽

Patrice Skonieczny ◽

Sonia Rodriguez ◽

Nancy Riederer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Clinical Microbiology ◽

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory ◽

Microbiology Laboratory ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Polymerase Chain

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Polymerase chain reaction testing for Clostridium difficile

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 580

Author(s):

Beuy Joob ◽

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Keyword(s):

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Polymerase Chain

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A Healthcare Provider Educational Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Clostridium difficile Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing in Pediatric Patients: A Segmented Regression Analysis

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofv131.16 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Larry Kociolek ◽

Maria Bovee ◽

Donna Carter ◽

Anna O'Donnell ◽

Angela Rupp ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Segmented Regression ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Segmented Regression Analysis ◽

Polymerase Chain

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Kinetics of Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing in Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection

The American Journal of Gastroenterology ◽

10.14309/00000434-201310001-00594 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 108 ◽

pp. S175

Author(s):

Sahil Khanna ◽

Matthew Mrazek ◽

Patricia Kammer ◽

Robin Patel ◽

Darrell Pardi

Keyword(s):

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

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SARS-CoV-2 Detection by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing: Analysis of False Positive Results and Recommendations for Quality Control Measures

Pathology - Research and Practice ◽

10.1016/j.prp.2021.153579 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 153579

Author(s):

Lester J. Layfield ◽

Simone Camp ◽

Kelly Bowers ◽

Douglas C. Miller

Keyword(s):

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Quality Control ◽

Reverse Transcriptase ◽

False Positive ◽

Control Measures ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

Positive Results

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Impact of Rapid Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Mortality and Cost Effectiveness in Hospitalized Patients with Bacteraemia

PharmacoEconomics ◽

10.2165/11533020-000000000-00000 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 28 (7) ◽

pp. 567-575 ◽

Author(s):

Jack Brown ◽

Joseph A. Paladino

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Hospitalized Patients ◽

Chain Reaction ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing ◽

Polymerase Chain

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