Clostridium difficile Infection. (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phillips, Jennan A.; Hammond, Stephanie
• Is Part Of: Workplace health & safety. Volume 65:Number 4(2017:Apr.)
• Page Start: 180
• Page End: 180
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: disease prevention -- acute illnesses -- best practices -- communicable diseases -- safety; Industrial nursing -- Periodicals; 610.734605
• DOI: 10.1177/2165079917702912
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2165-0799

Abstract

Preventing Clostridium difficile, the most common cause of health care–associated infections in hospitals and infectious disease death in the United States, is a national priority. Increased rates of infection among low-risk individuals in the community call for community-based prevention efforts to halt the increasing spread of this highly contagious opportunistic infection.