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- Impact of a C. difficile infection (CDI) reduction bundle and its components on CDI diagnosis and...by Natalia Blanco, Gwen L. Robinson, Emily L. Heil, Rebecca Perlmutter, Lucy E. Wilson, Clayton H. Brown, Mojdeh S. Heavner, Gita Nadimpalli, Daniel Lemkin, Daniel J. Morgan, Surbhi Leekha on 03/01/2021 at 12:00 am
Despite continuing efforts, Clostridioides difficile has proven to be difficult to control in health care settings with only modest declines in hospital-onset C. difficile infection (HO-CDI) in […]
- Sputum Susceptibilities in a Nationwide Veteran Cohortby Richard Moore, Bethany A Wattengel, Michael T Carter, Alan J Lesse, John A Sellick, Kari A Mergenhagen on 03/01/2021 at 12:00 am
Respiratory infections are one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality related to infectious diseases worldwide with pneumonia being among the most prevalent.1 In recent years, […]
- Patient, family, and visitor hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices at pediatric and...by Zerlyn Lee, Joanna Lo, Yilei Luan, JoAnne Fernando, Debbie Johannesen, Catherine Masuda, Tracey Swallow, Jocelyn A Srigley on 03/01/2021 at 12:00 am
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant source of health care costs, and patient morbidity and mortality [1]. When compared to 11 other developed countries in 2008, the World […]
- Nursing home visitation restrictions during COVID-19—Balancing compassion and safetyby Justin J. Kim, KC Coffey, Daniel J. Morgan, Mary-Claire Roghmann on 03/01/2021 at 12:00 am
It has been nearly a year since COVID-19 was first described, and the current surge in cases coincides with the holidays, which is a difficult time to be alone. We acknowledge and lament that nursing […]
- Journal club: “Impact of a C. difficile infection (CDI) reduction bundle and its components on...by Mandy Bodily-Bartrum, Adebisi A. Adeyeye on 03/01/2021 at 12:00 am
The topic of this Journal Club commentary is the article “Impact of a C. difficile Infection (CDI) Reduction Bundle and Its Components on CDI Diagnosis and Prevention” by Blanco et al. This […]