Jul 30, 2014 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Management & Operations
Not only are clinicians failing to order CDI tests for hospitalized patients with diarrhea, but more than half of European hospital labs still use inaccurate CDI testing methods Once again, the bar on the quality of care is being raised. This time it involves hospitals in Europe. A recently published study shows that hospitals across the continent are not properly diagnosing all the cases of Clostridium difficile associated with patients having diarrhea. Failure to diagnose or inadequate use...