TY - JOUR
T1 - A national survey of testing and management of asymptomatic carriage of C. difficile
AU - Kutty, Preeta K.
AU - Beekmann, Susan E.
AU - Sinkowitz-Cochran, Ronda L.
AU - Dubberke, Erik R.
AU - Kuhar, David T.
AU - Mcdonald, L. Clifford
AU - Polgreen, Philip M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for the survey was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Cooperative Agreement no. 1 U50 CK000477).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - A nationwide survey indicated that screening for asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile is an uncommon practice in US healthcare settings. Better understanding of the role of asymptomatic carriage in C. difficile transmission, and of the measures available to reduce that risk, are needed to inform best practices regarding the management of carriers.
AB - A nationwide survey indicated that screening for asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile is an uncommon practice in US healthcare settings. Better understanding of the role of asymptomatic carriage in C. difficile transmission, and of the measures available to reduce that risk, are needed to inform best practices regarding the management of carriers.
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U2 - 10.1017/ice.2019.109
DO - 10.1017/ice.2019.109
M3 - Article
C2 - 31106723
AN - SCOPUS:85066940367
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 40
SP - 801
EP - 803
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 7
ER -