Use of whole-genome sequencing to guide a Clostridioides difficile diagnostic stewardship program.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 40(7): 804-806, 2019 07.
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| ID: mdl-31088580
ABSTRACT
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has yielded new insights into the transmission patterns of healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI). WGS results prompted a focused diagnostic stewardship program, which was associated with a significant and sustained decrease in HO-CDI at large, urban hospital.
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Clostridioides difficile
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Infecções por Clostridium
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article