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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; ().

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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