| Title |
Point-of-Care Testing for Clostridium Difficile Infection: A Real-World Feasibility Study of a Rapid Molecular Test in Two Hospital Settings
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Infectious Diseases and Therapy, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40121-014-0038-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Simon D. Goldenberg, Karen N. Bisnauthsing, Amita Patel, Anne Postulka, Duncan Wyncoll, Rebekah Schiff, Gary L. French |
| Abstract |
In the developed world, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most important cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea. In addition to providing epidemiological data and helping to indicate that a local outbreak may be occurring, laboratory tests are used to augment clinical decisions on individual patients. Very rarely do diagnostic tests provide results at the point of decision making; in the intervening period between requesting investigations on a patient with suspected CDI and return of the laboratory result, decisions must be made regarding patient isolation and treatment. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 38 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 15% |
| Professor | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 31% |
| Unknown | 3 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 46% |
| Engineering | 5 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
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