title: Effect of a Clostridium difficile Infection Prevention Initiative in Veterans Affairs Acute Care Facilities.
abstract: Rates of clinically confirmed hospital-onset healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile infections from July 1, 2012, through March 31, 2015, in 127 acute care Veterans Affairs facilities were evaluated. Quarterly pooled national standardized infection ratios decreased 15% from baseline by the final quarter of the analysis period (P=.01, linear regression). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:720-722.
authors: 1MRSA/MDRO Prevention Office,National Infectious Diseases Service,Patient Care Services,Veterans Health Administration,Washington, DC.
authors: Martin E
authors: ME
authors: Evans
authors: 4National Infectious Diseases Service,Patient Care Services,Veterans Health Administration,Washington, DC.
authors: Stephen M
authors: SM
authors: Kralovic
authors: 4National Infectious Diseases Service,Patient Care Services,Veterans Health Administration,Washington, DC.
authors: Loretta A
authors: LA
authors: Simbartl
authors: 7Patient Care Services,Veterans Health Administration,Washington, DC.
authors: Rajiv
authors: R
authors: Jain
authors: 4National Infectious Diseases Service,Patient Care Services,Veterans Health Administration,Washington, DC.
authors: Gary A
authors: GA
authors: Roselle
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data