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Observational studyJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2021

Implementation of control measures against an outbreak due to

Oscar Sosa-Hernández, Bernardina Matías-Téllez, Juana González-Martínez, Rocio Juárez-Vargas, Norma Elizabeth González-González, Abril Estrada-Hernández, Monserrat Ruíz-Santana, Juan Carlos Bravata-Alcántara, Juan Manuel Bello-López

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Observational study in Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Oscar Sosa-HernándezUnidad de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Hospitalaria, Hospital Juárez de México.
Bernardina Matías-TéllezUnidad de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Hospitalaria, Hospital Juárez de México.
Juana González-MartínezUnidad de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Hospitalaria, Hospital Juárez de México.
Rocio Juárez-VargasUnidad de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Hospitalaria, Hospital Juárez de México.
Norma Elizabeth González-GonzálezUnidad de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Hospitalaria, Hospital Juárez de México.
Abril Estrada-HernándezUnidad de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Hospitalaria, Hospital Juárez de México.
Monserrat Ruíz-SantanaLaboratorio de Genética y Diagnóstico Molecular, Hospital Juárez de México.
Juan Carlos Bravata-AlcántaraLaboratorio de Genética y Diagnóstico Molecular, Hospital Juárez de México.
Juan Manuel Bello-LópezDivisión de Investigación, Hospital Juárez de México.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTo describe the outbreak of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), and the impact of the prevention and control measures that were implemented in the "Hospital Juárez de México" (HJM) for its control.

methodsA cross-sectional, descriptive, observational, and retrospective study was designed. All information on the hospital outbreak and on health care-associated infections (HCAI) was obtained from the files of the Hospital Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (HESU) of the HJM.

resultsA total of 15 cases of CDI were detected from February 20

conclusionsThe implementation of basic quality tools, control measures, and the prospective epidemiological surveillance had a positive impact on the control against the outbreak of C. difficile producing toxin B.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overClostridioides difficileClostridium InfectionsCross InfectionCross-Sectional StudiesDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansInfection ControlMaleMexicoMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesClostridioides difficileHospital outbreakInfection controlToxin B

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PMID34604593
PMCPMC8451347

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