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| Briefings on Infection Control |
| April 2008 |
| Do multiple interventions effectively reduce C. diff infection rates? Yes, they can! |
| In June 2000, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian had an outbreak of the virulent BI strain of C. diff. Staff members tackled the problem by hitting it from many different angles, an approach that resulted in a notable drop in infection rates.
This multitiered approach included a focus on several key components-some traditional, some not-that included environmental cleaning, isolation precautions, real-time alerts, and an antibiotic management system. But the results speak for themselves: Because of the interventions, the number of severe C. diff cases dropped from a peak of 9.4% to just 1% in 2006-a 78% overall reduction. |
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