Focus: Infection Control

C. diff-contaminated areas can increase infection risk

Risk increases when a patient is in an area previously occupied by someone with a Clostridium difficile infection


Being in a hospital area previously occupied by someone with a Clostridium difficile infection increases infection risk, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality website.

A recent study analyzed patient encounters in a health system from 2013 through 2015.

The researchers classified a patient as "exposed to C. diff" if they were in an area that had been occupied by a patient with C. diff within 24 hours.

The study shows that exposure to C. diff in the emergency room was connected with the development of the infection.

Read the article.

 

 



May 22, 2017


Topic Area: Infection Control


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