Reduced Clostridioides difficile infection in a pragmatic stepped-wedge initiative using admission surveillance to detect colonization.

Reduced Clostridioides difficile infection in a pragmatic stepped-wedge initiative using admission surveillance to detect colonization.

<h4>Background</h4>Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) is a persistent healthcare issue. In the US, CDI is the most common infectious cause of hospital-onset (HO) diarrhea.<h4>Objective</h4>Assess the impact of admission testing for toxigenic C. difficile colonization on...

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Main Authors: Lance R Peterson, Sean O'Grady, Mary Keegan, Adrienne Fisher, Shane Zelencik, Bridget Kufner, Mona Shah, Rachel Lim, Donna Schora, Sanchita Das, Kamaljit Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230475

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