Open AccessClostridium difficile-associated disease: Adherence with current guidelines at a tertiary medical center
Author(s) -
Bryan F. Curtin,
Yousef Zarbalian,
Mark Flasar,
Erik C. von Rosenvinge
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8647
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , guideline , logistic regression , epidemiology , disease , tertiary care , demographics , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , antibiotics , demography , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , sociology
To assess adherence with the the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)/ the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for management of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)-associated disease (CDAD) at a tertiary medical center.