Risks and Preventive Strategies for Clostridioides difficile. Transmission to Household or Community Contacts during Transition in Healthcare Settings
Clostridioides difficile Transmission
C. difficile Rates Higher for Hospitalized Hispanics With IBD - Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Nancy C. Caralla Releases New Book MANAGING A C. DIFFICILE INFECTION: FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS - Broadway World
In 'Managing a C. difficile Infection: For Patients, Families, and Caregivers', Nancy C. Caralla and Karen F. Factor, MS, RD. LDN, Nutrition Wellness Chairperson of the C Diff Foundation share their knowledge and experience with patients, family members, and caregivers.
One-Third of Community-Onset C. diff Cases Discharged From Same Hospital - General Surgery News
Does high adherence to contact precautions lead to low in-hospital transmission of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in the endemic setting?
Next pandemic may spread from super bugs in hospitals, expert warns | Just The News
"This is one of the most lasting lessons: the importance of clean hospitals and rigorous protocols to prevent the spread of infection," former N.Y. Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey said.
Peggy Lillis Fund on Twitter
Why Dentists Should Be Concerned about #Superbugs and Antibiotic Resistance #cdiff #AMR #ptsafety https://t.co/v42FRpVWWT pic.twitter.com/O4EBMlLnyy— Peggy Lillis Fund (@PeggyFund) July 7, 2021
Quelling COVID-19 Also Capped Clostridium difficile—Will It Continue? - AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
One-Third of Community-Onset C. diff Cases Discharged From Same Hospital - Infectious Disease Special Edition
New C Difficile Infection Study Expands the Patient Pool - MD Magazine
Analytical Tool Identifies Opportunities for CDI Risk Reduction
Root cause analysis is an important strategy for improving antibiotic use and reducing the risk for hospital-acquired CDI.
Clostridioides difficile as a Dynamic Vehicle for the Dissemination of Antimicrobial-Resistance Determinants: Review and In Silico Analysis
The present paper is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the role of Clostridioides difficile in the accumulation of genes associated with antimicrobial resistance and then the transmission of them to other pathogenic bacteria occupying the same human intestinal niche. The secon …
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Colonization in Long-Term Care Facilities Around the World: A Review
Elderly people confined to chronic care facilities face an increased risk of acquiring infections by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This review presents the current knowledge of the prevalence and risk factors for colonization by MDROs in long-term care facilities (LTCF), thereby providing a …
Assessment of animal diseases caused by bacteria resistant to antimicrobials: Dogs and cats
In this opinion the antimicrobial-resistant bacteria responsible for transmissible diseases that constitute a threat to dog and cat health have been assessed. The assessment has been performed following a methodology based on information collected via an extensive literature review and expert judgem …
A multisite genomic epidemiology study of Clostridioides difficile infections in the USA supports differential roles of healthcare versus community spread for two common strains - Docwire News - DocWire News
Microb Genom. 2021 Jun;7(6). doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000590.ABSTRACTClostridioides difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infectious
Is It Gross Not to Close the Toilet Lid Before Flushing? 3 Expert-Approved Ways You Can Avoid Toilet Plume - Self
Yup, we're talking about poop particles again.
ActivePure Technology Joins Forces with Lighthouse Environmental Infection Prevention - Yahoo Finance
Worldwide Leader in Environmental Infection Prevention and Control Will Assist ActivePure Medical in Acute Care SalesDALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2021 / ActivePure Medical LLC, the healthcare division of ActivePure Technologies LLC, announced today that Lighthouse Environmental Infection Prevention, the worldwide leader in environmental infection prevention and control, will represent the company as its acute care customer acquisition team in the United States. Lighthouse is led by John La
Supporting the Safe, Effective and Efficient Use of UV-C Disinfection in Healthcare and Beyond - MarketScale
UV-C light has been part of disinfection processes in healthcare settings for some time. Now, it’s becoming an essential tool in other environments as a safe
Clostridioides difficile Controlled at Hospital During COVID-19 Surge - Infection Control Today
The rates of Clostridioides difficile remained about the same in March, April, May of 2020 as they were during the same 3 months in 2019, according to the study.
Evaluation of No-Touch Technologies for Decontamination of Toys in Pediatric Healthcare Settings
No-touch technologies could be useful to decontaminate shared toys in healthcare settings. A high-level disinfection cabinet and electrostatic sprayer were effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), bacteriophage MS2, and Clostridioides difficile spores on to …
Manipulating Gut Microbiome Could Reduce Elderly C Difficile Risk - MD Magazine
Nearly half of all never C difficile cases are found in nursing home communities.
Petition to Designate C. difficile as a Nationally Notifiable Disease
Please sign our Petition to Designate C. difficile as a Nationally Notifiable Disease.
The Burden of Clostridioides Difficile - Contagionlive.com
A study looked at hospital admissions of Medicare patients and saw a large percentage of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (rCDI) as the primary diagnosis.
Risks and Preventive Strategies for Clostridioides difficile Transmission to Household or Community Contacts during Transition in Healthcare Settings
The burden of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has greatly increased. We evaluated the risks for CDI transmission to community members after hospitalized patients are discharged. We conducted a systematic literature review in MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL plus EBSCO, Web of Science, Cochran …
C Difficile in the Food Chain
Maja Rupnik from @NLZOH_si shows the importance of #research on #Cdifficile in the food chain and in animals and the understanding of how #Cdiff is transmitted in the community @IMI_JU @efpia @cdiffFoundation pic.twitter.com/BAm56WIB55— COMBACTE (@COMBACTE) June 17, 2021
Systematic Literature Review on Burden of Clostridioides difficile Infection in India
Community-acquired fulminant Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection by ribotype 027 isolate in Japan: a case report
We report a rare case of CA fulminant pseudomembranous colitis caused by ribotype 027 C. difficile after H. pylori eradication therapy.
Community-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in a pregnant woman without traditional risk factors
Community-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in a pregnant woman without traditional risk factors
Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Hospitalized and Outpatient Pediatric Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients
Although CDI in pediatric oncology and HSCT patients was associated with chemotherapy delay and hospitalization in approximately a quarter of patients, it was not associated with morbidity or mortality because patients had no attributable intensive care unit admission nor death. H2-antagonists are i …