Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update

Introduction to “A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates”

(2014) Deborah S. Yokoe et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infections

(2013) Christina M Surawicz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Probiotics for the Prevention ofClostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea

(2013) Bradley C. Johnston et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Clostridium difficile Infection Is Associated With Increased Risk of Death and Prolonged Hospitalization in Children

(2013) Julia Shaklee Sammons et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Relationship Between Bacterial Strain Type, Host Biomarkers, and Mortality in Clostridium difficile Infection

(2013) A. Sarah Walker et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Comparison of 2 Clostridium difficile Surveillance Methods National Healthcare Safely Network's Laboratory-Identified Event Reporting Module versus Clinical Infection Surveillance

(2013) Kathleen A. Gase et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene for Removal of Clostridium difficile Spores from Hands

(2013) Sarah L. Edmonds et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

An Environmental Disinfection Odyssey: Evaluation of Sequential Interventions to Improve Disinfection of Clostridium difficile Isolation Rooms

(2013) Brett Sitzlar et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Viral Co-infections Are Common and Are Associated With Higher Bacterial Burden in Children With Clostridium difficile Infection

(2013) Rana E. El Feghaly et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION

Lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in older inpatients (PLACIDE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

(2013) Stephen J Allen et al.   LANCET

Differences in outcome according to Clostridium difficile testing method: a prospective multicentre diagnostic validation study of C difficile infection

(2013) Timothy D Planche et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The Roles of Clostridium difficile and Norovirus Among Gastroenteritis-Associated Deaths in the United States, 1999–2007

(2012) Aron J. Hall et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact of the Type of Diagnostic Assay on Clostridium difficile Infection and Complication Rates in a Mandatory Reporting Program

(2012) Yves Longtin et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Does Doxycycline Protect Against Development of Clostridium difficile Infection?

(2012) S. B. Doernberg et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Clostridium difficile Carriage in Healthy Infants in the Community: A Potential Reservoir for Pathogenic Strains

(2012) C. Rousseau et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Diarrhea Etiology in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Case Control Study

(2012) Donna M. Denno et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Outcomes in patients tested for Clostridium difficile toxins

(2012) Christopher R. Polage et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Implementing Automated Surveillance for Tracking Clostridium difficile Infection at Multiple Healthcare Facilities

(2012) Erik R. Dubberke et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Daily Disinfection of High-Touch Surfaces in Isolation Rooms to Reduce Contamination of Healthcare Workers' Hands

(2012) Sirisha Kundrapu et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

An evaluation of the impact of antibiotic stewardship on reducing the use of high-risk antibiotics and its effect on the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection in hospital settings

(2012) M. A. Aldeyab et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Characterization of Continued Antibacterial Therapy After Diagnosis of Hospital-Onset Clostridium difficile Infection: Implications for Antimicrobial Stewardship

(2012) Spencer E. Harpe et al.   PHARMACOTHERAPY

A Real-World Evaluation of Oral Vancomycin for Severe Clostridium difficile Infection: Implications for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs

(2012) Frank Le et al.   PHARMACOTHERAPY

Department of Health and Human Services releases new immersive simulation experience to improve infection control knowledge and practices among health care workers and students

(2011) Jason E. Farley et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Acquisition of spores on gloved hands after contact with the skin of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and with environmental surfaces in their rooms

(2011) Dubert M. Guerrero et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Collaborative Cohort Study of an Intervention to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit

(2011) Sean M. Berenholtz et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Comparison of the Burdens of Hospital-Onset, Healthcare Facility-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection and of Healthcare-Associated Infection due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Community Hospitals

(2011) Becky A. Miller et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Clostridium difficile Outbreak Strain BI Is Highly Endemic in Chicago Area Hospitals

(2011) Stephanie R. Black et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Evaluation of Hospital Room Assignment and Acquisition of Clostridium difficile Infection

(2011) Megan K. Shaughnessy et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Contamination of Hands with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Contact with Environmental Surfaces and after Contact with the Skin of Colonized Patients

(2011) Usha Stiefel et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A Targeted Strategy to Wipe Out Clostridium difficile

(2011) Robert Orenstein et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Development and Validation of a Clostridium difficile Infection Risk Prediction Model

(2011) Erik R. Dubberke et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Impact of guidelines and enhanced antibiotic stewardship on reducing broad-spectrum antibiotic usage and its effect on incidence of Clostridium difficile infection

(2011) Moïra Joëlle Talpaert et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Impact of Clinical Symptoms on Interpretation of Diagnostic Assays for Clostridium difficile Infections

(2011) E. R. Dubberke et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Host and Pathogen Factors forClostridium difficileInfection and Colonization

(2011) Vivian G. Loo et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated With Severe Clostridium difficile Infection in Children

(2011) Jason Kim et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Clostridium difficile colitis: A retrospective study of incidence and severity before and after institution of an alcohol-based hand rub policy

(2010) Nicole Knight et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection: What Works?

(2010) Erik R. Dubberke   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Multicenter Study of Clostridium difficile Infection Rates from 2000 to 2006

(2010) Erik R. Dubberke et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effectiveness of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs for Removal of Clostridium difficile Spores from Hands

(2010) Umair Jabbar et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

(2010) Stuart H. Cohen et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Human Hypervirulent Clostridium difficile Strains Exhibit Increased Sporulation as Well as Robust Toxin Production

(2010) M. Merrigan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Review

(2010) Andrew E. Simor   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Clostridium difficile infection in Europe: a hospital-based survey

(2010) Martijn P Bauer et al.   LANCET

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

(2009) Donald M. Dumford et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Adverse outcomes associated with contact precautions: A review of the literature

(2009) Daniel J. Morgan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Distribution of Clostridium difficile strains from a North American, European and Australian trial of treatment for C. difficile infections: 2005–2007

(2009) Adam K. Cheknis et al.   ANAEROBE

Health Care–AssociatedClostridium difficileInfection in Canada: Patient Age and Infecting Strain Type Are Highly Predictive of Severe Outcome and Mortality

(2009) Mark Miller et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID): treatment guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

(2009) M.P. Bauer et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Identification of a Pseudo-Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) and the Effect of Repeated Testing, Sensitivity, and Specificity on Perceived Prevalence of CDI

(2009) Marina Litvin et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Clostridium difficile Infection in Ohio Hospitals and Nursing Homes During 2006

(2009) Robert J. Campbell et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Proposed Checklist of Hospital Interventions to Decrease the Incidence of Healthcare-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection

(2009) Sarah K. Abbett et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Multicenter Study of the Impact of Community-Onset Clostridium difficile Infection on Surveillance for C. difficile Infection

(2009) Erik R. Dubberke et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Complete Restriction of Fluoroquinolone Use to Control an Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Infection at a Community Hospital

(2009) Alexander J. Kallen et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Monitoring the Effectiveness of Hospital Cleaning Practices by Use of an Adenosine Triphosphate Bioluminescence Assay

(2009) John M. Boyce et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Two Time-Series Analyses of the Impact of Antibiotic Consumption and Alcohol-Based Hand Disinfection on the Incidences of Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Clostridium difficile Infection

(2009) Klaus Kaier et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Hand Hygiene with Soap and Water Is Superior to Alcohol Rub and Antiseptic Wipes for Removal of Clostridium difficile

(2009) Matthew T. Oughton et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Comparison of the Efficacy of a Hydrogen Peroxide Dry-Mist Disinfection System and Sodium Hypochlorite Solution for Eradication of Clostridium difficile Spores

(2009) F. Barbut et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Persistence of Skin Contamination and Environmental Shedding of Clostridium difficile during and after Treatment of C. difficile Infection

(2009) Ajay K. Sethi et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Impact of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor Room Decontamination on Clostridium difficile Environmental Contamination and Transmission in a Healthcare Setting

(2008) John M. Boyce et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Temporal effects of antibiotic use and hand rub consumption on the incidence of MRSA and Clostridium difficile

(2008) N. Vernaz et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

(2008) Gordon H Guyatt et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Risk of Hand or Glove Contamination After Contact With Patients Colonized With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus or the Colonized Patients' Environment

(2007) Mary K. Hayden et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prospective, Controlled, Cross-Over Trial of Alcohol-Based Hand Gel in Critical Care Units

(2007) Mark E. Rupp et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Environmental Cleaning in 23 Acute Care Hospitals

(2007) P. C. Carling et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY