Universal screening for Clostridioides difficile at an urban academic medical center

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Mar;42(3):351-352. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.428. Epub 2020 Sep 22.

Abstract

We implemented universal inpatient Clostridioides difficile screening at an 800-bed hospital. Over 3 years, 2,010 of 47,048 screening tests (4.2%) were positive, with significantly higher rates of C. difficile colonization on transplant units than medical-surgical units: 5.4% (152 of 2,801) versus 4.3% (880 of 20,564), respectively (P = .005). Compliance with screening ranged from 79% to 96%.

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Clostridioides
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Clostridium Infections* / diagnosis
  • Clostridium Infections* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Inpatients