The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in a national kidney transplant center.

Claire KennedyCarmel WaldronMairead SkallyLeah GaughanColm MageeKaren BurnsFidelma Fitzpatrick

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2017)

Education regarding CDI must be extended to transplant recipients and their general practitioners. Other targets for future CDI rate reduction must include stringent antimicrobial stewardship (both in hospital and in the community) and judicious PPI prescribing.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
adverse drug
primary care
current status
mental health
risk factors
protein protein
acute care
emergency department
electronic health record
drug induced