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. 2016 Jun;37(6):720-2.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.27. Epub 2016 Feb 11.

Effect of a Clostridium difficile Infection Prevention Initiative in Veterans Affairs Acute Care Facilities

Martin E Evans  1 , Stephen M Kralovic  2 , Loretta A Simbartl  2 , Rajiv Jain  3 , Gary A Roselle  2
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Effect of a Clostridium difficile Infection Prevention Initiative in Veterans Affairs Acute Care Facilities

Martin E Evans et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Rates of clinically confirmed hospital-onset healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile infections from July 1, 2012, through March 31, 2015, in 127 acute care Veterans Affairs facilities were evaluated. Quarterly pooled national standardized infection ratios decreased 15% from baseline by the final quarter of the analysis period (P=.01, linear regression). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:720-722.

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