Abstract
We evaluated the impact of nursing education and stewardship interventions on Clostridium difficile testing and treatment appropriateness. Diarrhea documentation increased for those with positive tests (45% to 70%); pretreatment laxative use decreased (50% to 19%). Appropriate treatment increased for severe infection (57% to 93%), but all asymptomatically colonized patients were treated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 217-221 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Infection control and hospital epidemiology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases