Abstract
BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile is responsible for half a million infections and 29,000 deaths per year in the United States. In the first half of 2015, the base line rate for hospital-onset C. difficile (LAB ID HO-CDI) infections at our 50 bed facility was higher than the national target. Our assessment indicated a need to implement an intervention. Behavior modification has been shown to reduce healthcare-acquired infections. Therefore, a process focusing on behavioral modifications was implemented in an effort to reduce C. difficile rates in our intensive care unit and progressive care unit.
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