Outcomes of Clostridium difficile–infected patients managed in a common isolation unit compared with isolation in their bed of diagnosis - 23/12/17
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.06.006
Dante Alí García-Lecona, MD a, Elvira Garza-González, PhD b, Magaly Padilla-Orozco, MD a, Lidia Mendoza-Flores, MD a, Samatha Flores-Treviño, PhD b, Soraya Mendoza-Olazaran, PhD b, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, MD, PhD a, * 
a Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico
b Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico
*Address correspondence to Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, MD, Hospital Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio González, Gonzalitos y Madero SN, Mitras Centro, 64460, Monterrey, NL, Mexico. (A. Camacho-Ortiz).Hospital Epidemiology and Infectious DiseasesHospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio GonzálezGonzalitos y Madero SN, Mitras CentroMonterreyNL64460Mexico
Abstract |
Cohorting Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) patients is a strategy which has not been thoroughly evaluated. We compared clinical characteristics and outcomes of CDI patients treated in a common isolation unit (CIU) versus those treated in their bed of diagnosis. Patients treated in the CIU showed lower mortality rates and antibiotic usage; however, a higher recurrence rate was reported.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Clostridium difficile, Isolation
| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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Vol 46 - N° 1
P. 103-104 - janvier 2018 Retour au numéro
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