scholarly journals Discrepancies between Surveillance Definition and the Clinical Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection in a Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Facility

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1435-1436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Han ◽  
Robin L. P. Jump
Keyword(s):  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Term Care Facility ◽  
Long Term Care Facility

Clostridium difficile Infection in a Department of Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Facility

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 513-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dubert M. Guerrero ◽  
Michelle M. Nerandzic ◽  
Lucy A. Jury ◽  
Shelley Chang ◽  
Robin L. Jump ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Term Care Facility ◽  
Long Term Care Facility

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.

Dirty laundry? Evaluation of Clostridium Difficile Contamination in the Laundry at a Long-Term Care Facility

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. e172
Author(s):  
Marguerite O'Donnell ◽  
Marguerite O'Donnell ◽  
Jennifer Cadnum ◽  
Brett M. Sitzlar ◽  
Curtis J. Donskey
Keyword(s):  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Term Care Facility ◽  
Long Term Care Facility
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