Lack of adherence to SHEA-IDSA treatment guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection is associated with increased mortality

I Patel, M Wungjiranirun, T Theethira… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to determine our institution's compliance with
2010 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and IDSA Clostridium difficile infection …

Compliance with Clostridium difficile treatment guidelines: effect on patient outcomes

KT Crowell, KG Julian, M Katzman, AS Berg… - Epidemiology & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Guidelines for the severity classification and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
were published by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/Society for Healthcare …

Adherence to and Outcomes Associated with a Clostridium difficile Guideline at a Large Teaching Institution

S Wieczorkiewicz, RA Zatarski - Hospital Pharmacy, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The incidence and virulence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has recently
increased. National CDI treatment guidelines stratify patients based on clinical symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridium difficile-associated disease: adherence with current guidelines at a tertiary medical center

BF Curtin, Y Zarbalian, MH Flasar… - World Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To assess adherence with the the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
(SHEA)/the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for management of …

Effect of treatment variation on outcomes in patients with Clostridium difficile

AT Brown, CF Seifert - The American journal of medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose New guidelines for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea were
published by the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) in 2010, however, there has …

Effect of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention on outcomes for patients with Clostridium difficile infection

HK Welch, JL Nagel, TS Patel, TN Gandhi… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Although antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are uniquely positioned to
improve treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) through targeted interventions …

Management of Clostridium difficile infection: thinking inside and outside the box

DN Gerding, S Johnson - Clinical infectious diseases, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has relied on 2 antimicrobial
agents, metronidazole and vancomycin, since the recognition of this disease entity. While …

Comparison of 3 severity criteria for Clostridium difficile infection

A Gomez-Simmonds, CJ Kubin… - Infection Control & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Effective severity criteria are needed to guide management of Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI). In this retrospective study, outcomes were compared between patients with mild …

Impact of Evidence-Based Guidelines on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Clostridium difficile Infection.

SJ Knaus, L Saum, E Cochard, W Prichard… - Southern medical …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Objectives Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common healthcare-associated
infection in the United States. Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of CDI were …

Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for the management of Clostridium difficile infection in Japan: a multicenter retrospective study

K Kobayashi, N Sekiya, Y Ainoda, H Kurai… - European Journal Of …, 2017 - Springer
This study was conducted to investigate the adherence to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs)
for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). A retrospective multicenter observational study was …