Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals

Authors

Erik R. Dubberke, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow
Dale N. Gerding, Loyola University Chicago
David Classen, University of Utah
Kathleen M. Arias, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Kelly Podgorny, Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace
Deverick J. Anderson, Duke UniversityFollow
Helen Burstin, National Quality Forum
David P. Calfee, Mount Sinai School of MedicineFollow
Susan E. Coffin, University of Pennsylvania
Victoria J. Fraser, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow
Frances A. Griffin, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Peter Gross, Hackensack UniversityFollow
Keith S. Kaye, Duke UniversityFollow
Michael Klompas, Harvard University
Evelyn Lo, University of Manitoba
Jonas Marschall, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Leonard A. Mermel, Brown University
Lindsay Nicolle, University of Manitoba
David A. Pegues, University of California - Los Angeles
Trish M. Perl, Johns Hopkins University
Sanjay Saint, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Cassandra D. Salgado, Medical University of South Carolina
Robert A. Weinstein, Rush University
Robert Wise, Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace
Deborah S. Yokoe, Harvard University

Journal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Publication Date

2008

Volume

29

Issue

S1

Inclusive Pages

S81-S92

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1086/591065

Rights and Permissions

Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals •  Erik R. Dubberke , MD, Dale N. Gerding , MD, David Classen , MD, MS, Kathleen M. Arias , MS, CIC, Kelly Podgorny , RN, MS, CPHQ, Deverick J. Anderson , MD, MPH, Helen Burstin , MD, David P. Calfee , MD, MS, Susan E. Coffin , MD, MPH, Victoria Fraser , MD, Frances A. Griffin , RRT, MPA, Peter Gross , MD, Keith S. Kaye , MD, Michael Klompas , MD, Evelyn Lo , MD, Jonas Marschall , MD, Leonard A. Mermel , DO, ScM, Lindsay Nicolle , MD, David A. Pegues , MD, Trish M. Perl , MD, Sanjay Saint , MD, Cassandra D. Salgado , MD, MS, Robert A. Weinstein , MD, Robert Wise , MD and Deborah S. Yokoe , MD, MPH Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , Vol. 29, No. S1, A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare‐Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals (October 2008), pp. S81-S92 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Article DOI: 10.1086/591065 Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/591065

Recommended Citation

Dubberke, Erik R.; Gerding, Dale N.; Classen, David; Arias, Kathleen M.; Podgorny, Kelly; Anderson, Deverick J.; Burstin, Helen; Calfee, David P.; Coffin, Susan E.; Fraser, Victoria J.; Griffin, Frances A.; Gross, Peter; Kaye, Keith S.; Klompas, Michael; Lo, Evelyn; Marschall, Jonas; Mermel, Leonard A.; Nicolle, Lindsay; Pegues, David A.; Perl, Trish M.; Saint, Sanjay; Salgado, Cassandra D.; Weinstein, Robert A.; Wise, Robert; and Yokoe, Deborah S., "Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 29, S1. S81-S92. (2008).
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