Abstract
The time between electronic-medical-record reporting of a positive result of a test for Clostridium difficile toxin in stool and the ordering of antimicrobial therapy was compared during consecutive periods when results were not telephoned (n = 274) and when results were telephoned (n = 90) to the clinical service. The mean times to the ordering of antimicrobial therapy were 11.9 and 3.6 hours, respectively (P < .001).
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Bacterial Toxins / analysis
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Clostridioides difficile* / isolation & purification
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Clostridioides difficile* / metabolism
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Disease Notification*
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / diagnosis
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / drug therapy
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / microbiology
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Enterotoxins / analysis
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Feces / chemistry
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Humans
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Length of Stay
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Medical Records Systems, Computerized
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Metronidazole / therapeutic use
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
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Telephone*
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Time Factors
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Vancomycin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Toxins
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Enterotoxins
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Metronidazole
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Vancomycin