Do admissions and discharges to long-term care facilities influence hospital burden of Clostridium difficile infection?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-161

  Ricciardi, R ^a   Nelson, J ^b,c   Griffith, J L ^b,c   Concannon, T W ^b,c  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Hospital discharge data; Hospital transfer; Long term care facilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856007542     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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