Preventing Clostridium difficile infections: An executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology’s elimination guide

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 239 - 242
• Main Authors: Rebmann, Terri, PhD, RN, CIC, Carrico, Ruth M., PhD, RN, CIC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01-04-2011; Elsevier; Mosby-Year Book, Inc
• Subjects: Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen; Biological and medical sciences; Clostridium difficile - drug effects; Clostridium difficile - isolation & purification; Clostridium Infections - epidemiology; Clostridium Infections - prevention & control; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - prevention & control; diarrhea; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - prevention & control; Disease control; Disease prevention; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Epidemiology; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; General aspects; Gram-positive bacteria; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infection Control; Infection Control - methods; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Multidrug resistant organism; Other diseases. Semiology; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; Multidrug resistant organism; diarrhea; Guide; Clostridium difficile; Clostridiales; Check; Diarrhea; Epidemiology; Infection; Prevention; Multiple resistance; Clostridiaceae; Bacteria; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.011

This article is an executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology’s Clostridium difficile infection elimination guide. Infection preventionists are encouraged to obtain the original, full-length elimination guide for more thorough coverage of C difficile infection prevention.