Decreasing Healthcare Acquired Clostridium Difficile

Authors

Casey Brooks, Corewell Health East
Gabrielle Jaworowski, Corewell Health East

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Keywords

Clostridium difficile, hospital-acquired infections

Disciplines

Nursing

Description

• Clostridium difficile (CDI) is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections.
• CDI is associated with increased costs, hospital length of stay, morbidity, and mortality in the adult population.
• Outbreaks within the hospital setting are often related to contact contamination and a lack of antibiotic stewardship.
• Evidence supports several strategies to prevent CDI:

Antimicrobial stewardship

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Meticulous hand hygiene

Environmental decontamination

• In the Center North Tower, the hospital acquired CDI rate at the end of 2022 was 0.81 per 1,000 patient days (Figure 1)
• The aim of this project was to identify practice gaps and decrease the rate of healthcare acquired CDI specific to 4 Center North (4CN) Intermediate Medical Progressive Unit.

Publication Date

5-6-2024

Recommended Citation

Brooks C, Jaworowski G. Decreasing healthcare acquired clostridium difficile. Presented at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital; 2024 May 6-12; Royal Oak, MI.

Comments

Nurses Week at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, May 6-12, 2024.