Cost Consequences for the NHS of Using a Two-Step Testing Method for the Detection of Clostridium difficile with a Point of Care, Polymerase Chain Reaction Test as the First Step

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common healthcare-associated infection. Current practice for diagnosing CDI in the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust involves a three-step, laboratory testing strategy using glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) enzyme immunoassay (EIA), followed b...

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Published in:	Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 819
Main Authors:	Jones, William S., Rice, Stephen, Power, H. Michael, Maniatopoulos, Gregory, Suklan, Jana, Beyer, Fiona, Wilcox, Mark H., Permain, Michelle, Simpson, A. John, Price, D. Ashley, Allen, A. Joy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel MDPI AG 14-10-2020 MDPI
Subjects:	C. diff Clostridium difficile cost-analysis cost-consequences Costs Diagnostic tests Diarrhea Disease control health economics Infections Laboratories Pathogens Patients point-of-care testing Polymerase chain reaction United Kingdom > UK
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