Journal article
Failure of Risk-Adjustment by Test Method for C. difficile Laboratory-Identified Event Reporting
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.38(1), pp.109-111
01/2017
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.227
PMID: 27745553
Abstract
Using an algorithm including both enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and nucleic acid amplification (NAAT) for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) diagnosis, we found that the use of NAAT versus EIA almost doubled our hospital-onset CDI laboratory-identified (LabID) event standardized infection ratio (SIR). We recommend that the current risk adjustment approach be modified. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016:1-3.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Failure of Risk-Adjustment by Test Method for C. difficile Laboratory-Identified Event Reporting
- Creators
- Alexandre R Marra - 1Office of Clinical Quality,Safety,and Performance Improvement,University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,Iowa City,IowaMichael B Edmond - 1Office of Clinical Quality,Safety,and Performance Improvement,University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,Iowa City,IowaBradley A Ford - 3Division of Medical Microbiology,Department of Pathology,University of Iowa,Carver College of MedicineLoreen A Herwaldt - 2Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Internal Medicine,University of Iowa,Carver College of Medicine,Iowa City,IowaAbdullah R Algwizani - 1Office of Clinical Quality,Safety,and Performance Improvement,University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,Iowa City,IowaDaniel J Diekema - 1Office of Clinical Quality,Safety,and Performance Improvement,University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,Iowa City,Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.38(1), pp.109-111
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1017/ice.2016.227
- PMID
- 27745553
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- eISSN
- 1559-6834
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983905518902771
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