Substantial reduction of healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) rates after conversion of a hospital for exclusive treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Am J Infect Control
; 49(7): 966-968, 2021 07.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33352250
ABSTRACT
Healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection rates substantially dropped in a Mexican hospital after its conversion to a full COVID-19 setting, despite heavy contamination of the environment the previous year. Better adherence to hand hygiene and contact precautions may help explain this finding.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
Problema de saúde:
1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis
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1_doencas_transmissiveis
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2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
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3_diarrhea
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4_pneumonia
Assunto principal:
Infecção Hospitalar
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Clostridioides difficile
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Infecções por Clostridium
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COVID-19
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Infect Control
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México