Clostridioides difficile nurse driven protocol: A cautionary tale
AUTHORS
Kavazovic
A ,
Fleming
MS ,
Knowlson
S ,
Doll
M ,
Cooper
KD ,
Hemphill
RR ,
Pryor
RJ ,
Godbout
EJ ,
Stevens
MP ,
Bearman
G ,
. American journal of infection control. 2019 7 26; ().
- PMID: 31358422 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
In a 12-month study, a nurse driven protocol was implemented at a tertiary academic medical center. The purpose of the nurse driven protocol was to identify community-onset Clostridioides difficile infections, expeditiously isolate patients with presumed C difficile diarrheal illness, and prevent transmission while simultaneously decreasing the incidence of hospital-onset C difficile. The overall adherence to fidelity of the protocol was poor and failed to have a significant impact on infection rates.
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