Clostridium difficile Screening for Colonization During an Outbreak Setting.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A rapidly deployed ward-based screen and isolate initiative for Clostridium difficile carriers during an outbreak averted 5 of 10 expected hospital-acquired infections without identified harms. Each infection avoided required screening 197 and isolating 4.4 patients. Targeted C. difficile screening resulted in outbreak mitigation.
Medical subject headings
- Carrier State
- Clostridium Infections
- Cross Infection
- Disease Outbreaks
- Mass Screening