Abstract
The analysis of the scientific literature found that Infection with Gram-positive sporulating bacteria Clostridium difficile(CDI) is currently a serious health problem worldwide due to its increasing incidence and mortality and it is the most commoncause of diarrhea in hospitalized patients. In this work we analyze preventive measures, which include contact isolation, handhygiene and reorganization/coordination of nursing care and of the ward. Preventive measures are time-consuming andsignificantly increase the workload, which can affect the perception of the patient's safety level by nurses and the ability toconcentrate their efforts to adhere to good practices for preventing the transmission of the infection. We also emphasize thecrucial role of nurses in increasing patient safety due to their constant presence at patient's bedside. Knowing the patient'severyday clinical condition, nurses can effectively engage and help reduce Clostridium difficile (CDI) infection in the hospital.
Highlights
Infection with Gram-positive sporulating bacteria Clostridium difficile (CDI) is currently a serious health problem worldwide due to its increasing incidence and mortality
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organized a Europe-wide point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections in 2012, showing that 48% of gastrointestinal infections in hospitals were caused by C. difficile and 7.7% of all health care CDI-related infections were caused by nosocomial transmission
It is necessary to build on the efforts of research on risk perception from other disciplines to understand how nurses think and decide about the CDI problem
Summary
Infection with Gram-positive sporulating bacteria Clostridium difficile (CDI) is currently a serious health problem worldwide due to its increasing incidence and mortality. In hospitalized patients, it is the most common cause of diarrheal disease, and healthcare professionals face many challenges related to its identification, treatment, and prevention of its transmission. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organized a Europe-wide point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections in 2012, showing that 48% of gastrointestinal infections in hospitals were caused by C. difficile and 7.7% of all health care CDI-related infections were caused by nosocomial transmission. Incidence of Clostridial infections in hospitals of the World Health network (Skálová, 2019)
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