Clostridium difficile outbreak in Costa Rica: control actions and associated factors Brote de infección por Clostridium difficile en Costa Rica: medidas de control y factores asociados

Clostridium difficile outbreak in Costa Rica: control actions and associated factors Brote de infección por Clostridium difficile en Costa Rica: medidas de control y factores asociados

OBJECTIVE: To describe interventions implemented during a nosocomial outbreak of Clostridium difficile in a general hospital in Costa Rica from December 2009 to April 2010 in order to achieve outbreak control and the factors determined to be associated with C. difficile infection. METHODS: Laborator...

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Main Authors: Roy A. Wong-McClure, Moraima Guevara-Rodríguez, Leandra Abarca-Gómez, Antonio Solano-Chinchilla, Margarita Marchena-Picado, Michele O'Shea, Xiomara Badilla-Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
enterocolitis
Costa Rica
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