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ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2023

Integrating infection control and environmental management work systems to prevent Clostridioides difficile infection.

Julie A Keating, Vishala Parmasad, Linda McKinley, Nasia Safdar

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Article in American journal of infection control, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julie A KeatingWilliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
Vishala ParmasadDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
Linda McKinleyWilliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI.
Nasia SafdarWilliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Electronic address: Ns2@medicine.wisc.edu.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USWilliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital · US

Funding

Fluoroquinolone Restriction for the Prevention of C. difficile Infection (CDI)_the FIRST Trial.R01HS026226 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI SAFDAR, NASIA · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Mentored Enhanced Implementation and Evaluation of National VA Mandates To Prevent The Spread Of C Difficile infectionI01HX002332 · VA · WM S. MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSP · PI SAFDAR, NASIA · 2018 to 2022
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AHRQ HHS R01 HS026226HSRD VA I01 HX002332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective infection prevention and control within health care settings requires collaboration and coordination between infection control and environmental management teams. However, the work systems of these teams can be difficult to integrate despite their shared goals. We provide results from a qualitative study of Clostridioides difficile infection prevention in Veterans Affairs facilities regarding challenges in coordination between these teams and opportunities to improve coordination and maximize infection prevention activities.

Indexed as

Clostridium InfectionsCross InfectionConservation of Natural ResourcesHumansInfection ControlQualitative ResearchClostridioides difficileEnvironmental managementInfection prevention and control

Identifiers

PMID37329984
PMCPMC10773464
OpenAlexW4380887772

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