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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 29(7): 658-60, 2008 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18518668
RESUMO
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).