Clostridium Difficile Infection in the United States: A National Study Assessing Preventive Practices Used and Perceptions of Practice Evidence

Sanjay Saint; Karen E. Fowler; Sarah L. Krein; David Ratz; Scott A. Flanders; Erik R. Dubberke; M. Todd Greene

doi:10.1017/ice.2015.81

Clostridium Difficile Infection in the United States: A National Study Assessing Preventive Practices Used and Perceptions of Practice Evidence

Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, Sarah L. Krein, David Ratz, Scott A. Flanders, Erik R. Dubberke, M. Todd Greene

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We surveyed 571 US hospitals about practices used to prevent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Most hospitals reported regularly using key CDI prevention practices, and perceived their strength of evidence as high. The largest discrepancy between regular use and perceived evidence strength occurred with antimicrobial stewardship programs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	969-971
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	36
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.81
State	Published - 2015

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