A national survey of testing and management of asymptomatic carriage of C. difficile

Preeta K Kutty; Susan E Beekmann; Ronda L Sinkowitz-Cochran; Erik R Dubberke; David T Kuhar; L Clifford McDonald; Philip M Polgreen

doi:10.1017/ice.2019.109

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A national survey of testing and management of asymptomatic carriage of C. difficile

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A national survey of testing and management of asymptomatic carriage of C. difficile

Preeta K Kutty, Susan E Beekmann, Ronda L Sinkowitz-Cochran, Erik R Dubberke, David T Kuhar, L Clifford McDonald and Philip M Polgreen

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.40(7), pp.801-803

07/2019

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.109

PMCID: PMC10860668

PMID: 31106723

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Abstract

A nationwide survey indicated that screening for asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile is an uncommon practice in US healthcare settings. Better understanding of the role of asymptomatic carriage in C. difficile transmission, and of the measures available to reduce that risk, are needed to inform best practices regarding the management of carriers.

Carrier State - epidemiology

Carrier State - microbiology

Carrier State - transmission

Clostridium difficile - genetics

Clostridium difficile - isolation & purification

Clostridium Infections - epidemiology

Clostridium Infections - transmission

Cross Infection - epidemiology

Cross Infection - microbiology

Cross Infection - transmission

DNA, Bacterial - genetics

Humans

Surveys and Questionnaires

United States - epidemiology

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Title: Subtitle: A national survey of testing and management of asymptomatic carriage of C. difficile
Creators: Preeta K Kutty - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Susan E Beekmann - Infectious Diseases Society of America
Ronda L Sinkowitz-Cochran - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Erik R Dubberke - Washington University in St. Louis
David T Kuhar - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
L Clifford McDonald - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Philip M Polgreen - Infectious Diseases Society of America
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.40(7), pp.801-803
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.109
PMID: 31106723
PMCID: PMC10860668
NLM abbreviation: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
ISSN: 0899-823X
eISSN: 1559-6834
Language: English
Date published: 07/2019
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984360048802771

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