Clostridium difficile infection in a Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 May;32(5):513-5. doi: 10.1086/659765.

Abstract

In a Veterans Affairs medical center, 39% of healthcare facility-onset, healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile infections had their onset in the affiliated long-term care facility (LTCF). Eighty-five percent of LTCF-onset patients had been transferred from the hospital within the past month. Delays in diagnosis and treatment were common for LTCF-onset patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
  • Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
  • Clostridium Infections / therapy
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / therapy
  • Delayed Diagnosis / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Health Facilities
  • Hospitals, Veterans
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Care
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Admission
  • Patient Discharge
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States