title: Impact of a prevention bundle on Clostridium difficile infection rates in a hospital in the Southeastern United States.
abstract: We sought to assess the impact of a multicomponent prevention program on hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infections in a hospital in the Southeastern United States. We collected retrospective data of 140 patients from years 2009-2014 and applied the Poisson regression model for analysis. We did not find any significant associations of increased risk of Clostridium difficile infections for the preintervention group. Further studies are needed to test multifaceted bundles in hospitals with high infection rates.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. Electronic address: bmdavis@umn.edu.
authors: Bionca M
authors: BM
authors: Davis
authors: Department of Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.
authors: Jingjing
authors: J
authors: Yin
authors: Infection Control, St Mary's Hospital and Health Care System, Athens, GA.
authors: Doug
authors: D
authors: Blomberg
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.
authors: Isaac Chun-Hai
authors: IC
authors: Fung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015144:Southeastern United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clostridium difficile; infection control; nosocomial infections; prevention program