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. 2009 Mar;62(2):142-7.
doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v62i2.443.

Clostridium difficile Outbreak: A Small Group of Pharmacists Makes a Big Impact

Donna Bower  1 , Frances Hachborn, Patricia Huffam
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Clostridium difficile Outbreak: A Small Group of Pharmacists Makes a Big Impact

Donna Bower et al. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2009 Mar.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Algorithm for antibiotic surveillance by pharmacists at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario. CCU = clinical care unit, CDAD = Clostridium difficile–associated disease, EMR = electronic medical record, GI = gastrointestinal, micro = microbiology, MRP = most responsible physician, NG = nasogastric.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
New cases of nosocomial Clostridium difficile–associated disease at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario, between January and July 2007. The vertical rule marks the implementation of the hospital action plan and the pharmacy department program described in the text.
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