Clostridium : transmission difficile ? HARBARTH , Stéphan Juergen , SAMORE , Matthew H HARBARTH , Stéphan Juergen , SAMORE , Matthew H . Clostridium : transmission difficile ?

Clostridium: Transmission difficile?

Clostridium difficile can cause large-scale outbreaks of diarrhea [1,2]. Significant progress has recently been achieved to improve treatment of symptomatic C. difficile disease [3]. But hospitals affected by C. difficile infection still face challenges in the effort to control endemic C. difficile infections, which may be related to overuse of antibiotics (e.g., fluoroquinolones, cephalosporin...

Procalcitonin as diagnostic biomarker of sepsis AFSHARI , Arash , HARBARTH , Stéphan Juergen AFSHARI , Arash , HARBARTH , Stéphan Juergen

529Frequent Transmission of Clostridium Difficile by Asymptomatically Colonized Long-term Care Facility Residents during Hospital Admissions

529. Frequent Transmission of Clostridium Difficile by Asymptomatically Colonized Long-term Care Facility Residents during Hospital Admissions Curtis J. Donskey, MD; Venkata C.K. Sunkesula, MD, MS; Nimalie D. Stone, MD, MS; Carolyn V. Gould, MD, MS; L. Clifford Mcdonald, MD, FACP, FSHEA; Matthew Samore, MD; Jeanmarie Mayer, MD; Susan M. Pacheco, MD; Annette Jencson, BSMT(ASCP)SM, CIC; Susan Sam...

1630Excess Length of Stay Attributable to Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in the Acute Care Setting: A Multi-State Model

(CDI) in the Acute Care Setting: A Multi-State Model Vanessa Stevens, PhD; Karim Khader, PhD; Richard E. Nelson, PhD; Makoto Jones, MD, MS; Michael Rubin, MD, PhD; Matthew Samore, MD; University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT; Ideas Center, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT; Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine Division of Epidemiology...

An Economic Analysis of Strategies to Control Clostridium Difficile Transmission and Infection Using an Agent-Based Simulation Model

BACKGROUND A number of strategies exist to reduce Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) transmission. We conducted an economic evaluation of "bundling" these strategies together. METHODS We constructed an agent-based computer simulation of nosocomial C. difficile transmission and infection in a hospital setting. This model included the following components: interactions between patients and he...