1Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Lexington,Kentucky.
5National Infectious Diseases Service,Specialty Care Services,Veterans Health Administration,Cincinnati,Ohio.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Mar;39(3):343-345. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.305. Epub 2018 Jan 21.
We evaluated rates of clinically confirmed long-term-care facility-onset Clostridium difficile infections from April 2014 through December 2016 in 132 Veterans Affairs facilities after the implementation of a prevention initiative. The quarterly pooled rate decreased 36.1% from the baseline (P<.0009 for trend) by the end of the analysis period. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:343-345.
我们评估了 132 个退伍军人事务设施在实施预防计划后,从 2014 年 4 月到 2016 年 12 月期间,长期护理机构发病的艰难梭菌感染的临床确诊率。到分析期末,季度汇总率比基线下降了 36.1%(趋势 P<.0009)。感染控制与医院流行病学 2018;39:343-345。