Contamination of healthcare workers' hands with Clostridium difficile spores after caring for patients with C. difficile infection

Landelle, Caroline; Verachten, M; Legrand, P; Girou, E; Barbut, F; Buisson, C Brun

doi:10.1086/674396

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Contamination of healthcare workers' hands with Clostridium difficile spores after caring for patients with C. difficile infection

ContributorsLandelle, Caroline; Verachten, M; Legrand, P; Girou, E; Barbut, F; Buisson, C Brun

Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology, vol. 35, no. 1, p. 10-15

Publication date2014

Abstract

We determined the percentage of healthcare workers' (HCWs') hands contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores after caring for patients with C. difficile infection (CDI) and risk factors associated with contamination.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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LANDELLE, Caroline et al. Contamination of healthcare workers” hands with Clostridium difficile spores after caring for patients with C. difficile infection. In: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2014, vol. 35, n° 1, p. 10–15. doi: 10.1086/674396

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PID : unige:38355
DOI : 10.1086/674396
PMID : 24334792

Journal ISSN0899-823X

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Contamination of healthcare workers' hands with Clostridium difficile spores after caring for patients with C. difficile infection

We determined the percentage of healthcare workers' (HCWs') hands contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores after caring for patients with C. difficile infection (CDI) and risk factors associated with contamination.

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