Hospital Infection Control: Clostridioides difficile.

Hospital Infection Control: Clostridioides difficile. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2020 Mar;33(2):98-108 Authors: Turner NA, Anderson DJ Abstract Clostridioides difficile remains a leading cause of healthcare-associated infection. Efforts at C. difficile prevention have been hampered by an increasingly complex understanding of transmission patterns and a high degree of heterogeneity among existing studies. Effective prevention of C. difficile infection requires multimodal interventions, including contact precautions, hand hygiene with soap and water, effective environmental cleaning, use of sporicidal cleaning agents, and antimicrobial stewardship. Roles for probiotics, avoidance of proton pump inhibitors, and isolation of asymptomatic carriers remain poorly defined. PMID: 32104163 [PubMed]

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Source: Hand Surgery - February 29, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Turner NA, Anderson DJ Tags: Clin Colon Rectal Surg Source Type: research