"In the largest study to date, selected hospital prevention strategies were not associated with a statistically significant reduction in patients’ risk of C. difficile infection."
The association of hospital prevention processes and patient risk factors with the risk of Clostridium difficile infection: a population-based cohort study
N Daneman, A Guttmann, X Wang, X Ma1, D Gibson, TA Stukel
BMJ Quality and Safety 2015;24:435-443 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003863
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Monday, 22 June 2015
Friday, 4 May 2012
Evaluation of the national Cleanyourhands campaign to reduce infection in hospitals
"The Cleanyourhands campaign was associated with sustained increases in hospital procurement of alcohol rub and soap, which the results suggest has an important role in reducing rates of some healthcare associated infections."
Evaluation of the national Cleanyourhands campaign to reduce Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals in England and Wales by improved hand hygiene: four year, prospective, ecological, interrupted time series study
SP Stone, C Fuller, J Savage, B Cookson, A Hayward, B Cooper, G Duckworth, S Michie, M Murray, A Jeanes, J Roberts, L Teare, A Charlett
British Medical Journal, 2012, 344:e3005
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Evaluation of the national Cleanyourhands campaign to reduce Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals in England and Wales by improved hand hygiene: four year, prospective, ecological, interrupted time series study
SP Stone, C Fuller, J Savage, B Cookson, A Hayward, B Cooper, G Duckworth, S Michie, M Murray, A Jeanes, J Roberts, L Teare, A Charlett
British Medical Journal, 2012, 344:e3005
Read more here.
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