Outcomes of Clostridium difficile-infected patients managed in a common isolation unit compared with isolation in their bed of diagnosis

Dante Alí García-Lecona; Elvira Garza-González; Magaly Padilla-Orozco; Lidia Mendoza-Flores; Samatha Flores-Treviño; Soraya Mendoza-Olazaran; Adrián Camacho-Ortiz

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.06.006

Outcomes of Clostridium difficile-infected patients managed in a common isolation unit compared with isolation in their bed of diagnosis

Dante Alí García-Lecona, Elvira Garza-González, Magaly Padilla-Orozco, Lidia Mendoza-Flores, Samatha Flores-Treviño, Soraya Mendoza-Olazaran, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz

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Abstract

Cohorting Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) patients is a strategy which has not been thoroughly evaluated. We compared clinical characteristics and outcomes of CDI patients treated in a common isolation unit (CIU) versus those treated in their bed of diagnosis. Patients treated in the CIU showed lower mortality rates and antibiotic usage; however, a higher recurrence rate was reported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	103-104
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.06.006
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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García-Lecona, D. A., Garza-González, E., Padilla-Orozco, M., Mendoza-Flores, L., Flores-Treviño, S., Mendoza-Olazaran, S., & Camacho-Ortiz, A. (2018). Outcomes of Clostridium difficile-infected patients managed in a common isolation unit compared with isolation in their bed of diagnosis. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(1), 103-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.06.006

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