Chasing the rate: An interrupted time series analysis of interventions targeting reported hospital onset Clostridioides difficile, 2013-2018.
Michelle E DollJinlei ZhaoLe KangBarry RittmannMichael AlvarezMichele FlemingKaila CooperMichael P StevensGonzalo BearmanPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
Multiple aggressively implemented infection control interventions targeting CDI demonstrated a disappointing impact on endemic CDI rates over 6 years. This study adds to existing data that outside of an outbreak situation, traditional infection control guidance for CDI prevention has little impact on endemic rates.