Study: 3 Risk Factors Can Guide Targeted C. diff Surveillance

Recognizing three risk factors can help hospitals perform targeted Clostridium difficile surveillance, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

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Sabrina Rodak

Researchers studied the prevalence of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization among patients admitted to Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s St. Mary’s Hospital, a 1,249-bed tertiary care hospital in Rochester, from March through April 2009.

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