Journal article
Performance of the present-on-admission indicator for Clostridium difficile infection
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.36(7), pp.838-840
07/2015
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.63
PMID: 25792197
Abstract
The performance of a hospital- and community-onset Clostridium difficile infection definition using administrative data with a present-on-admission indicator was compared with definitions using clinical surveillance. For hospital-onset C. difficile infection, there was moderate sensitivity (68%) and high specificity (93%); for community-onset, sensitivity and specificity were high (both 85%).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Performance of the present-on-admission indicator for Clostridium difficile infection
- Creators
- Amy L Pakyz - 1Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science,School of Pharmacy,Virginia Commonwealth University,Richmond,VirginiaJulie A Patterson - 1Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science,School of Pharmacy,Virginia Commonwealth University,Richmond,VirginiaChristine Motzkus-Feagans - 2Department of Quantitative Health Sciences,University of Massachusetts Medical School,Worcester,MassachusettsSamuel F Hohmann - 3University Health System Consortium,Chicago,IllinoisMichael B Edmond - 4Department of Internal Medicine,University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine,Iowa City,IowaKate L Lapane - 2Department of Quantitative Health Sciences,University of Massachusetts Medical School,Worcester,Massachusetts
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.36(7), pp.838-840
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1017/ice.2015.63
- PMID
- 25792197
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- eISSN
- 1559-6834
- Grant note
- K08HS018578 / AHRQ HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2015
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983905522602771
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