Strategic approach of an urban 900-bed academic medical center to combat Clostridium difficile infection transmission using staff engagement

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.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medposters/1008/thumbnail.jp