ArticleThe Permanente journal2010
Clostridium difficile Infections: What Every Clinician Should Know.
Article in The Permanente journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pediatric diarrhea patients living in urban areas have a higher incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Fast and near-optimal monitoring for healthcare acquired infection outbreaks.PLoS computational biology · 2019Article
- Prevalence ofIranian journal of microbiology · 2017Article
- Association of tcdA+/tcdB+ Clostridium difficile Genotype with Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Strains Conferring Metronidazole Resistant Phenotype.Iranian biomedical journal · 2015Article
- Comparison of five assays for detection of Clostridium difficile toxin.The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD · 2011Article
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Abstract
The leading cause of nosocomial enteric infections in the US is a potentially lethal condition that influences the daily care of medical and surgical patients across all specialties. The incidence is increasing because of the emergence of a new virulent strain, the development of antibiotic resistance, and an increase in infection rates within populations once believed to be at low risk. Current strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are cited. Transmission can be minimized with the use of gloves and gowns; proper hand washing with soap and water (alcohol-based washes do not prevent transmission); careful use and proper cleaning of shared patient equipment, such as blood-pressure cuffs, thermometers, and stethoscopes; and the use of bactericidal cleaning solutions. Restricted or judicious antibiotic use will also reduce the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections.
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