Researchers from the University of Michigan Health System discovered patients are at higher risk of incurring a C. difficile infection if they are assigned to a patient room that was previously occupied by a patient with the infection.
The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients admitted to the hospital ICU from Jan. 2005-June 2006. The data was mined for information on C. difficile infections 48 hours after ICU admissions and within 30 days after ICU discharge. Results showed that of the patients who acquired infection after admission to the ICU, 4.6 percent had a prior occupant without a C. difficile infection, whereas 11.0 percent had a prior occupant with the infection.
Read the abstract about C. difficile infections.
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The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients admitted to the hospital ICU from Jan. 2005-June 2006. The data was mined for information on C. difficile infections 48 hours after ICU admissions and within 30 days after ICU discharge. Results showed that of the patients who acquired infection after admission to the ICU, 4.6 percent had a prior occupant without a C. difficile infection, whereas 11.0 percent had a prior occupant with the infection.
Read the abstract about C. difficile infections.
Read other coverage about C. difficile:
- Precleaning With Detergent, Wiping Effective in C. Diff Decontamination
- Electronic Lab Data Can Help Track C. Diff
- Study Finds Gloves, Antimicrobial Stewardship Vital to Prevention of C. Difficile Infection
