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Strategic Approach Of An Urban 900-Bed Academic Medical Center To Combat Clostridium Difficile Infection Transmission Using Staff Engagement, Courtney Mitchell, Mph, Kelly Zabriskie, Cic
Strategic Approach Of An Urban 900-Bed Academic Medical Center To Combat Clostridium Difficile Infection Transmission Using Staff Engagement, Courtney Mitchell, Mph, Kelly Zabriskie, Cic
Department of Medicine Posters
BACKGROUND
- Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) caused nearly 500,000 illnesses with 29,000 deaths in the United States
- Preventing hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection (HA-CDI) is crucial to modern healthcare systems for reducing mortality, healthcare costs and length of stay
- There are multiple risk factors for CDI transmission in healthcare settings:
- Failure to comply with hand hygiene
- Ineffective equipment and surface cleaning
- Diagnosis delays
Poster presented at: APIC 2017 in Portland Oregon, United States.
Reduction Of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections In An Urban 40 Bed, Level Iii Neonatal Intensive Care Unit When New Practices Were Implemented, Roberta Glenn, Bsmt (Ascp) Cic
Reduction Of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections In An Urban 40 Bed, Level Iii Neonatal Intensive Care Unit When New Practices Were Implemented, Roberta Glenn, Bsmt (Ascp) Cic
Department of Medicine Posters
BACKGROUND
- Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in the neonatal population is a major source of morbidity and mortality.
- The disruption of skin and mucus membranes by the use of invasive devices contributes to the susceptibility of this population.
- In our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the CLABSI rate was continually increasing.
- It became evident that new practice guidelines were necessary to reduce the CLABSI rate in this vulnerable population.
Poster presented at: APIC 2017 in Portland Oregon, United States.