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Table 3 Comparison of survey responses and actual orders of Clostridioides difficile testing

From: Prevalence of and factors associated with inappropriate Clostridioides difficile testing in a teaching hospital in Korea

CDI testing

Survey responses (n = 61)

Actual orders (n = 715)

Toxin EIA + GDH EIA

29 (47.5)

355 (49.7)

Toxin EIA + GDH EIA + NAAT

0 (0.0)

7 (1.0)

Toxin EIA + NAAT

0 (0.0)

8 (1.1)

NAAT

0 (0.0)

10 (1.4)

Other I (including C. difficile culture)

30 (49.2)

274 (38.3)

Other II (NOT including C. difficile culture)

2 (3.3)

61 (8.5)

  1. Results are expressed as frequencies and percentage relative frequencies
  2. CDI, Clostridioides difficile infection; EIA, enzyme immunoassay; GDH, glutamate dehydrogenase; NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test