Multidisciplinary Approach to Stop the Spread of Clostridium Difficile (C. diff) in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Unit

C. difficile is the most common organism to cause healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in the United States (Dubberke, Carling, Carrico, Donskey, Loo, McDonald, et al., 2014). C. diff infection (CDI) rates in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) recipients are up to 9-fold higher than those in other inpatient units due to weakened immune systems, long hospitalizations and antibiotic treatments (Bruminhent, Wang, Hu, Wagner, Sunday, Hegarty, et al., 2014). The nursing team and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) personnel on the HSCT unit noticed the cluster of HAI CDI.
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: 591 Source Type: research