Screening for Clostridium difficile Carriers at Hospital Admission Reduces Subsequent C. difficile Infections.

Screening for Clostridium difficile Carriers at Hospital Admission Reduces Subsequent C. difficile Infections.

Watkins Richard R

Infectious Disease Alert

2016

2016-08

Patients admitted to a single hospital were screened for C. difficile carriage and those found to be positive were placed in contact isolation. This led to a significant decrease in hospital-acquired C. difficile infections.

Canada; Disease Transmission; Handwashing; Hospital Policies; Clostridium Infections – Prevention and Control – Canada; Health Screening – Canada

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