Open AccessStool Management Systems for Preventing Environmental Spread of Clostridium difficile
Author(s) -
Mikel Gray,
Amin Omar,
Brenton Buziak
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of wound ostomy and continence nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.635
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1528-3976
pISSN - 1071-5754
DOI - 10.1097/won.0000000000000055
Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , contamination , medicine , logistic regression , vial , spore , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , biology , chemistry , chromatography , ecology , antibiotics
The purpose of this study was to compare contamination of the immediate environment with Clostridium difficile spores and vegetative cells from 2 stool management systems over a period of 30 days in a controlled laboratory setting.
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