Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities.
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Weber, DJ; Anderson, DJ; Sexton, DJ; Rutala, WA
Published in: Am J Infect Control
May 2013
Recent data demonstrate that the contaminated hospital surface environment plays a key role in the transmission of Clostridium difficile. Enhanced environmental cleaning of rooms housing Clostridium difficile-infected patients is warranted, and, if additional studies demonstrate a benefit of "no-touch" methods (eg, ultraviolet irradiation, hydrogen peroxide systems), their routine use should be considered.
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Am J Infect Control
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1527-3296
Publication Date
May 2013
Volume
41
Issue
5 Suppl
Start / End Page
S105 / S110
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ultraviolet Rays
- Infection Control
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Humans
- Health Facilities
- Epidemiology
- Cross Infection
- Clostridium Infections
- Clostridioides difficile
- 4206 Public health
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Weber, D. J., Anderson, D. J., Sexton, D. J., & Rutala, W. A. (2013). Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities. Am J Infect Control, 41(5 Suppl), S105–S110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.009
Weber, David J., Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and William A. Rutala. “Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities.” Am J Infect Control 41, no. 5 Suppl (May 2013): S105–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.009.
Weber DJ, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Rutala WA. Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities. Am J Infect Control. 2013 May;41(5 Suppl):S105–10.
Weber, David J., et al. “Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities.” Am J Infect Control, vol. 41, no. 5 Suppl, May 2013, pp. S105–10. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.009.
Weber DJ, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Rutala WA. Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities. Am J Infect Control. 2013 May;41(5 Suppl):S105–S110.
Published In
Am J Infect Control
DOI
EISSN
1527-3296
Publication Date
May 2013
Volume
41
Issue
5 Suppl
Start / End Page
S105 / S110
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ultraviolet Rays
- Infection Control
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Humans
- Health Facilities
- Epidemiology
- Cross Infection
- Clostridium Infections
- Clostridioides difficile
- 4206 Public health