Clostridium difficile infection in a Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility

Dubert M Guerrero; Michelle M Nerandzic; Lucy A Jury; Shelley Chang; Robin L Jump; Curtis J Donskey

doi:10.1086/659765

Clostridium difficile infection in a Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 May;32(5):513-5. doi: 10.1086/659765.

Authors

Dubert M Guerrero¹, Michelle M Nerandzic, Lucy A Jury, Shelley Chang, Robin L Jump, Curtis J Donskey

Affiliation

¹ University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 21515985
DOI: 10.1086/659765

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Clostridioides difficile*
Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
Clostridium Infections / therapy
Cross Infection / diagnosis
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / therapy
Delayed Diagnosis / statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Facilities
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Long-Term Care
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Admission
Patient Discharge
Retrospective Studies
United States