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

Publication date: April 2018
Source:American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 46, Issue 4
Author(s): Janice Cho, Maria Teresa Seville, Sahil Khanna, Darrell S. Pardi, Priya Sampathkumar, Purna C. Kashyap
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.



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