Here are seven stories and studies on Clostridium difficile infections that have been covered by Becker's Hospital Review in the last two months, starting with the most recent.
1. A study published in mBio may help create a test to predict which hospital patients are at the highest risk of developing a C. diff infection and improve infection management. Read more.
2. An increase in C. diff infection incidence has been associated with poor outcomes among hospitalized children. A study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology identified risk factors for all-cause in-hospital mortality among children with C. diff. Read more.
3. Disinfecting rooms with pulsed xenon ultraviolet light was linked to a reduction in intensive care unit-acquired C. diff infections, a study in the American Journal of Infection Control found. Read more.
4. Infants and young children who take acid-reducing medications are at a much higher risk of developing a C. diff infection, according to research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read more.
5. Researchers conducted a study to determine the effect of transfers of patients between different hospitals on the rate of C. diff infections in a hospital. Read more.
6. Physicians and nurses don't see eye to eye on which risk factors are considered most important when determining whether to test patients for C. diff, a study in the American Journal of Infection Control found. Read more.
7. Researchers from the University of Toronto determined the economic impact C. diff infections have on hospitals. Read more.