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Artificial Differences in Clostridium difficile Infection Rates Associated with Disparity in Testing

In 2015, Clostridium difficile testing rates among 30 US community, multispecialty, and cancer hospitals were 14.0, 16.3, and 33.9/1,000 patient-days, respectively. Pooled hospital onset rates were 0.56, 0.84, and 1.57/1,000 patient-days, respectively. Higher testing rates may artificially inflate r...

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Main Authors: Mini Kamboj, Jennifer Brite, Anoshe Aslam, Jessica Kennington, N. Esther Babady, David Calfee, Yoko Furuya, Donald Chen, Michael Augenbraun, Belinda Ostrowsky, Gopi Patel, Monica Mircescu, Vivek Kak, Roman Tuma, Teresa A. Karre, Deborah A. Fry, Yola P. Duhaney, Amber Moyer, Denise Mitchell, Sherry Cantu, Candace Hsieh, Nancy Warren, Stacy Martin, Jill Willson, Jeanne Dickman, Julie Knight, Kim Delahanty, Annemarie Flood, Jennifer Harrington, Deborah Korenstein, Janet Eagan, Kent Sepkowitz
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
healthcare-associated infection
nucleic acid amplification tests
testing rate
National Healthcare Safety Network
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/3/17-0961_article
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