Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Infections at an Outpatient Hemodialysis Facility-Michigan, 2012-2013.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8804099 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1559-6834 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0899823X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Jan. 2015- : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Original Publication: [Thorofare, N.J. ] : SLACK Inc., c1988-

Clostridioides difficile*/isolation & purification ; Disease Outbreaks* ; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital*; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/*epidemiology ; Infection Control/*methods; Aged ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/prevention & control ; Female ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infection Control/standards ; Male ; Michigan/epidemiology ; Middle Aged ; Renal Dialysis ; Risk Factors ; beta-Lactams/therapeutic use

Investigation of an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) at a hemodialysis facility revealed evidence that limited intrafacility transmission occurred despite adherence to published infection control standards for dialysis clinics. Outpatient dialysis facilities should consider CDI prevention, including environmental disinfection for C. difficile, when formulating their infection control plans.

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CC999999 United States Intramural CDC HHS

Indexing Agency: NLM Local ID #: HHSPA746888.

0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
0 (beta-Lactams)

Date Created: 20150428 Date Completed: 20160425 Latest Revision: 20201209

20240513

PMC4697730

10.1017/ice.2015.90

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