A Prospective Program to Reduce the Clinical Incidence of Clostridium difficile Colitis Infection after Cystectomy | Zendy

Adam Calaway | Zendy; Joseph M Jacob | Zendy; Yan Tong | Zendy; Luke Shumaker | Zendy; Weston Kitley | Zendy; Ronald S. Boris | Zendy; Clint Cary | Zendy; Hristos Z. Kaimakliotis | Zendy; Timothy A. Masterson | Zendy; Richard Bihrle | Zendy; Michael O. Koch | Zendy

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A Prospective Program to Reduce the Clinical Incidence of Clostridium difficile Colitis Infection after Cystectomy

Author(s) -

Adam Calaway,

Joseph M Jacob,

Yan Tong,

Luke Shumaker,

Weston Kitley,

Ronald S. Boris,

Clint Cary,

Hristos Z. Kaimakliotis,

Timothy A. Masterson,

Richard Bihrle,

Michael O. Koch

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of urology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402

H-Index - 256

eISSN - 1527-3792

pISSN - 0022-5347

DOI - 10.1016/j.juro.2018.09.030

Subject(s) - medicine , library science , general surgery , computer science

The development of Clostridium difficile infection after cystectomy is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We implemented a prospective screening program to identify asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile and assessed its impact on clinical C. difficile infection rates compared to historical matched controls.

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