Clostridium difficile classification overestimates hospital-acquired infections

ConclusionCurrent guidelines for classifying C. difficile infections overestimate the proportion of cases acquired in hospital in all model scenarios. To reduce misclassification bias, an infection should be classified as being acquired prior to admission if symptoms begin within five days of admission.

Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - July 10, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research