title: Diagnostic testing methods for Clostridium difficile infection: A statewide survey of Ohio acute care hospitals.
abstract: We surveyed Ohio acute care hospitals on laboratory testing used for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Of 146 hospitals surveyed, 109 (84%) used nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) as stand-alone diagnostic assays. Only 53 (42.4%) hospitals using NAATs had a mechanism in place to prevent repeat CDI testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Medicine Institute, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Ken Koon
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Medicine Institute, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Byungwoo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Medicine Institute, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Medicine Institute, Cleveland, OH; Medicine Institute Center for Value Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: abhishekdp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deshpande
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Clostridium difficile; Diagnostic tests; Molecular testing; NAAT