Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
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Dramatic reduction of C. diff infections in the UK an ‘indictment’ of U.S. struggles
The dramatic reduction of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in hospitals in the United Kingdom is putting considerable pressure on American infection preventionists and health care epidemiologists to follow suit with similar success. -
Hand washing ineffective, gloves must be used
A recently published study by investigators led by Clostridium difficile expert Dale Gerding, MD, found that soap and water hand washing widely recommended to remove the spore-forming pathogen is surprisingly ineffective. -
Hospitals increase efforts, but C. diff persists
Despite increased infection prevention efforts in many hospitals, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) remains a persistent threat to patient safety, according to a new survey of infection preventionists by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). -
Guest Column: Fecal transplants a promising cure for CDI
Dr. Baron is a stockholder for Cepheid, and Immunogenetics, is Director of Medical Affairs for Cepheid, and is on the Scientific Advisory Board for OpGen, Immunogenetics, and NanoMR. She is co-founder of the Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program (www.dmdp.org), a non-profit organization that does laboratory capacity building in the developing world.