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Impact of a Prevention Bundle on Clostridium difficile Infection Rate in a Hospital in Southeastern US
American Journal of Infection Control
  • Bionca M Davis, Georgia Southern University
  • Jingjing Yin, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Doug Blomberg, St Mary's Hospital and Health Care System
  • Isaac Fung, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2016
DOI
10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.014
Abstract

We sought to assess the impact of a multicomponent prevention program on hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infections in a hospital in the Southeastern United States. We collected retrospective data of 140 patients from years 2009-2014 and applied the Poisson regression model for analysis. We did not find any significant associations of increased risk of Clostridium difficile infections for the preintervention group. Further studies are needed to test multifaceted bundles in hospitals with high infection rates.

Citation Information
Bionca M Davis, Jingjing Yin, Doug Blomberg and Isaac Fung. "Impact of a Prevention Bundle on Clostridium difficile Infection Rate in a Hospital in Southeastern US" American Journal of Infection Control Vol. 44 Iss. 12 (2016) p. 1729 - 1731
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