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Proposed Checklist of Hospital Interventions to Decrease the Incidence of Healthcare‐Associated Clostridium difficile Infection
(S.K. Abbett et al., Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiology 2009; 30:1062-1069) Full story
Environmental Control to Reduce Transmission of Clostridium difficile
(Mayfield JL, Leet T, Miller J, Mundy LM: Clin Infect Dis. 2000;31:995-1000) Full story
What is on that keyboard? Detecting hidden environmental reservoirs of Clostridium difficile during an outbreak associated with North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type 1 strains.
(Dumford DM et al. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Feb;37(1):15-9.) Full story
Quantitative detection of Clostridium difficile in hospital environmental samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
(Mutters R et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15;46Suppl 1:S43-9.) Full story
Reduction of Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of environmental surfaces after an intervention to improve cleaning methods
(Eckstein BC et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2007 Jun 21;7:61) Full story
Prevalence of Clostridium difficile environmental contamination and strain variability in multiple health care facilities
(Dubberke ER et al, Am J Infect Control. 2007 Jun;35(5):315-8.) Full story
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Lesser-known C.diff a bigger hospital threat than MRSA (USAToday)
'Super bug' that's resistant to antibiotics threatens hospital patients (Washington Post)
C. Difficile: Intervention Drops Hospital Infection Rate by a Third (Science Daily)
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