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Diagnostic stewardship and the 2017 update of the IDSA-SHEA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Madden, Gregory R. Poulter, Melinda D. Sifri, Costi D. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Diagnostic stewardship is an increasingly recognized means to reduce unnecessary tests and diagnostic errors. As a leading cause of healthcare-associated infection for which accurate laboratory diagnosis remains a challenge, Clostridium difficile offers an ideal opportunity to apply the principles of diagnostic stewardship. The recently updated 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)-Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for C. difficile infection now recommend separate diagnostic strategies depending on whether an institution has adopted diagnostic stewardship in test decision making. IDSA-SHEA endorsement of diagnostic stewardship for C. difficile highlights the increasing role of diagnostic stewardship in hospitals. In this opinion piece, we introduce the concept of diagnostic stewardship by discussing the new IDSA-SHEA diagnostic recommendations for laboratory diagnosis of C. difficile. We outline recent examples of diagnostic stewardship, challenges to implementation, potential downsides and propose future areas of study. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7066535/pdf |
| Ending Page | 125 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 119 |
| ISSN | 21948011 |
| e-ISSN | 2194802X |
| DOI | 10.1515/dx-2018-0012 |
| Journal | Diagnosis |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| Publisher Date | 2018-07-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Diagnosis Medical Laboratory Technology Microbiology Clostridium Difficile Diagnostic Error Diagnostic Stewardship Journal: Diagnosis, Vol- 5 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Biochemistry (medical) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Clinical Biochemistry Health Policy |
