Clostridium Difficile Infection in Acute Care Hospitals: Systematic Review and Best Practices for Prevention

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 476-482

  Louh, Irene K ^a,b   Greendyke, William G ^a,b   Hermann, Emilia A ^a,b   Davidson, Karina W ^a   Falzon, Louise ^a   Vawdrey, David K ^a,b   Shaffer, Jonathan A ^d   Calfee, David P ^b,c   Furuya, E Yoko ^a,b   Ting, Henry H ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BATH; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY CARE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; CARE BUNDLE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; FOMITE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; FOMITES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 85015407947     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.324     Document Type: Review

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