title: Key Advantages of a Targeted Incident Reporting System for Severe and Critical Clostridium difficile Infection Incidents.
abstract: There is little guidance on how to design and implement an incident reporting system (IRS) targeted at one of the most common types of adverse events in hospitals: hospital-associated infections. In this article, we describe an IRS for severe and critical Clostridium difficile infection incidents and highlight its key advantages.
authors.affiliation: Works in the Infection Prevention and Control Unit at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Hibak
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mahamed
authors.affiliation: Member of the Infection Prevention and Control Unit at the University Health Network in Toronto, ON, and also holds an appointment in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemieux
authors.affiliation: Member of the Infection Prevention and Control Unit at the University Health Network in Toronto, ON, and also holds an appointment in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Susy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hota
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D009864:Ontario; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*