Screening for Clostridium difficile colonization on admission to a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit may reduce hospital-acquired C difficile infection

Janice Cho; Maria Teresa Seville; Sahil Khanna; Darrell S. Pardi; Priya Sampathkumar; Purna C. Kashyap

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.10.009

Screening for Clostridium difficile colonization on admission to a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit may reduce hospital-acquired C difficile infection

Janice Cho, Maria Teresa Seville, Sahil Khanna, Darrell S. Pardi, Priya Sampathkumar, Purna C. Kashyap

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Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection rates are higher in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplants. In our study, patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplants or chemotherapy were screened for C difficile colonization at admission and placed on contact precautions if they were positive. Patient's colonized with C difficile contribute to the overall burden of C difficile infection in hospitals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	459-461
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of infection control
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.10.009
State	Published - Apr 2018

Keywords

Contact precaution
Infection control
Surveillance

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Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Screening for Clostridium difficile colonization on admission to a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit may reduce hospital-acquired C difficile infection

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