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4. Impact of a Clostridioides DifficileTesting Computerized Clinical Decision Support Tool on an Adult Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancies Unit

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Nix, Chad D., Messer, William B., Hale, Molly L., Lewis, James S., and Strasfeld, Lynne M.

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•C difficile infection rates in hospitalized hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients and paitents with hematologic malignancy (HM) are higher than in the general population.•Following implementation of a C difficile testing algorithm with computerized decision support tool on our HSCT/HM unit we observed a >2-fold decrease in C difficile incidence and oral vancomycin use.•Along wiht this decrease in oral vancomycin use we noted a corresponding decline in the incidence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization and VRE bloodstream infection.

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2021
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