Impact of cleaning and other interventions on the reduction of hospital-acquired C. diff infections assessed using a breakpoint model
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Background
Hospital-acquired C.difficile is one of the biggest concerns in healthcare settings. Effective infection control interventions can be difficult to monitor.
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Method
The infection control data from two hospitals in England was used for statistical breakpoint analysis.
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Result
While a variety of interventions are needed to control C.diff, deep cleaning incorporating HPV decontamination is most effective in reducing CDI rates.