Definitions
The way Clostridium Difficile is transmitted.
What is fecal oral route?
The most efficient way to prevent spread of infections.
What is hand hygiene?
Estimated 10-38% of CDI occurrence.
What is 48 hours after hospital admissions ?
Anaerobic Bacteria
What is requiring an absence of oxygen?
Educating all staff members to follow contact precautions.
What is staff awareness?
Patients transmitting at a rate of 15 times that of a asymptotic patient.
What are hospital patients?
used to prevent the spread of a disease that can be transmitted by contact. Usually by wearing gloves, gown, goggles.
What is contact isolation?
Patients remain in single,private rooms and are unable to ambulate hall until cleared from infection.
What is isolation?
27% that of hospitalized patients.
What is LTC transmission rate?
Less than 3 days in hospital
What is community acquired?
More than 4 days.
What is Hospital Acquired?