Impact of Isolating Clostridium difficile Carriers on the Burden of Isolation Precautions: A Time Series Analysis | Zendy

Yasi Xiao | Zendy; Bianka Paquet-Bolduc | Zendy; Christophe Garenc | Zendy; Philippe Gervais | Zendy; Sylvie Trottier | Zendy; Jean-François Roussy | Zendy; Jean Longtin | Zendy; Vivian G. Loo | Zendy; Yves Longtin | Zendy

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Impact of Isolating Clostridium difficile Carriers on the Burden of Isolation Precautions: A Time Series Analysis

Author(s) -

Yasi Xiao,

Bianka Paquet-Bolduc,

Christophe Garenc,

Philippe Gervais,

Sylvie Trottier,

Jean-François Roussy,

Jean Longtin,

Vivian G. Loo,

Yves Longtin

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix1024

Subject(s) - medicine , carriage , isolation (microbiology) , clostridium difficile , incidence (geometry) , asymptomatic carrier , asymptomatic , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , pathology , physics , optics

The isolation of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile (CD) carriers may decrease the incidence of hospital-associated C. difficile infections (CDI), but its impact on isolation precaution needs is unknown.

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