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

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Kutty, Preeta K. ; Beekmann, Susan E. ; Sinkowitz-Cochran, Ronda L. ; Dubberke, Erik R. ; Kuhar, David T. ; McDonald, L. Clifford ; Polgreen, Philip M.
• Description:
  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.
• Keywords:
  • Carrier State
  • Clostridioides difficile
  • Clostridium Infections
  • Cross Infection
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States
• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 40(7):801-803
• Pubmed ID:
  31106723
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10860668
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/149015/cdc_149015_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 179.57 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2c773304e868c92f3f8504ffda9649a99a21c9726aea3d2784c37aa56e2d1731