The association of hospital prevention processes and patient risk factors with the risk of Clostridium difficile infection: A population-based cohort study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 435-443

  Daneman, N ^a,b,c   Guttmann, A ^a,c,d,e   Wang, X ^a   Ma, X ^a   Gibson, D ^f   Stukel, T A ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; INFANT; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937429336     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003863     Document Type: Article

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