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APRIL 18, 2023

2 Steps Are Better Than 1 for CDI Testing

 

Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

By IDSE News Staff

A two-step algorithm for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing may reduce unnecessary treatment and improve detection, according to data presented at ECCMID 2023: the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, held in Copenhagen, Denmark (abstract E0231).

A multistep algorithm is recommended by current guidelines to increase specificity and