Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Infections at an Outpatient Hemodialysis Facility—Michigan, 2012–2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  See, Isaac ; Bagchi, Suparna ; Booth, Stephanie ; Scholz, Daniel ; Geller, Andrew I. ; Anderson, Lydia ; Moulton-Meissner, Heather ; Finks, Jennie L. ; Kelley, Karen ; Gould, Carolyn V. ; Patel, Priti R.
• Description:
  Investigation of an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) at a hemodialysis facility revealed evidence that limited intrafacility transmission occurred despite adherence to published infection control standards for dialysis clinics. Outpatient dialysis facilities should consider CDI prevention, including environmental disinfection for C. difficile, when formulating their infection control plans.
• Subjects:
  Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents Article Beta-Lactams Clostridium Difficile Disease Outbreaks Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Female Hospitalization Humans Incidence Infection Control Male Michigan Middle Aged Outpatient Clinics, Hospital Renal Dialysis Risk Factors

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• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 36(8):972-974.
• Pubmed ID:
  25913501
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4697730
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6f9b9cba089179b46e49aef2fc0b2f05b3100ed35d37332ab1b6a896a48550bd
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37160/cdc_37160_DS1.pdf
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