title: Clostridium difficile infection in a Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility.
abstract: In a Veterans Affairs medical center, 39% of healthcare facility-onset, healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile infections had their onset in the affiliated long-term care facility (LTCF). Eighty-five percent of LTCF-onset patients had been transferred from the hospital within the past month. Delays in diagnosis and treatment were common for LTCF-onset patients.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Dubert M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nerandzic
authors.forename: Lucy A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jury
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Robin L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jump
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States