Biological Sciences Division
Published February 17, 2025 | Version v1
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Curbing inappropriate C. difficile treatment in patients receiving concomitant laxatives

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  • 1. University of Chicago

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In the setting of universal Clostridioides difficile screening, we implemented an alert that triggered when C. difficile treatment was ordered in patients who recently received laxatives. This resulted in C. difficile treatment avoidance in 37% of patients and was associated with drug cost savings of $143,905 over a 10-month period.

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DOI
10.1017/ash.2025.25
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oai:uchicago.tind.io:14672

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Division(s)
Biological Sciences Division
Department(s)
Medicine