Authors
Robert Orenstein, Kimberly C Aronhalt, James E McManus, Leslie A Fedraw
Publication date
2011/11
Journal
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Volume
32
Issue
11
Pages
1137-1139
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Description
This study evaluated daily cleaning with germicidal bleach wipes on wards with a high incidence of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The intervention reduced hospital-acquired CDI incidence by 85%, from 24.2 to 3.6 cases per 10,000 patient-days, and prolonged the median time between hospital-acquired CDI cases from 8 to 80 days.
Scholar articles
R Orenstein, KC Aronhalt, JE McManus, LA Fedraw - Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2011