Evaluation of a best practice alert to reduce unnecessary Clostridium difficile testing following receipt of a laxative

This study examined the effect of an alert notifying providers ordering Clostridium difficile PCR when their patient received a laxative within 24hours at four hospitals.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - April 20, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Anastasia Bilinskaya, Kellie J. Goodlet, Michael D. Nailor Source Type: research