University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 May;32(5):513-5. doi: 10.1086/659765.
In a Veterans Affairs medical center, 39% of healthcare facility-onset, healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile infections had their onset in the affiliated long-term care facility (LTCF). Eighty-five percent of LTCF-onset patients had been transferred from the hospital within the past month. Delays in diagnosis and treatment were common for LTCF-onset patients.
在退伍军人事务部医疗中心，39%的医疗机构相关艰难梭菌感染发生在相关的长期护理机构（LTCF）。85%的 LTCF 发病患者在过去一个月内从医院转来。LTCF 发病患者的诊断和治疗常常被延误。
