descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 2020 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:American Journal of Infection Control, volume 48, pages 1,270-1,272 (issn: 0196-6553,

Authors: Gloria M. Aguirre-García; Elvira Garza-González; Rayo Morfin-Otero; Adrián Camacho-Ortiz;

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.01.012

pmid: 32122672

Clostridioides difficile infections among healthcare workers

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Abstract

Health care workers (HCWs) are constantly exposed to patients with Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) although their risk developing infection is unknown. We designed a retrospective comparative study including HCWs with CDI and 2 comparator groups with a 1:2 ratio: HCWs without CDI and admitted patients with CDI. Antibiotics were the strongest risk factor for developing CDI in HCWs whether or not there was clinical exposure to patients with this infection.

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Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
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University of Guadalajara
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Keywords

Clostridioides, Clostridioides difficile, Health Personnel, Clostridium Infections, Humans, Retrospective Studies

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