title: Hand hygiene and Clostridium difficile infections.
authors.affiliation: Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI, is a Home Care and Hospice Consultant, Home Health Systems, Inc., Saint Simons Island, Georgia.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGoldrick
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000592:standards*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male