Electronic Clostridium difficile Infection Bundle Reduces Time to Initiation of Contact Precautions.
The impact of computerized order-entry bundles on timing of contact precaution initiation for C. difficile infection (CDI) remains largely unexplored. Implementation of an electronic CDI prevention and management bundle that included an automatic isolation component significantly reduced time to initiation of contact precautions from 33.7 to 22.4 hours. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;242-244.
1Department of Epidemiology,University of Michigan School of Public Health,Ann Arbor,Michigan.
Courtney M
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Dewart
1Department of Epidemiology,University of Michigan School of Public Health,Ann Arbor,Michigan.
Natalia
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Blanco
1Department of Epidemiology,University of Michigan School of Public Health,Ann Arbor,Michigan.
Betsy
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Foxman
2Department of Internal Medicine,Division of Infectious Diseases,St. Joseph Mercy Health System,Ann Arbor,Michigan.
Anurag N
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Malani
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