Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infection.
Manuel Ponce-AlonsoJavier Sáez de la FuenteAngela Rincón-CarlavillaPaloma Moreno-NunezLaura Martínez-GarcíaRosa Escudero-SánchezRosario PintorSergio García-FernándezJavier CoboPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
The observed reduction of ~70% in the incidence density of HCFA CDI in a context of no reduction in antibiotic use supports the importance of reducing nosocomial transmission by healthcare workers and asymptomatic colonized patients, reinforcing cleaning procedures and reducing patient mobility in the epidemiological control of CDI.