Objectives To evaluate the impact of a high-risk antibiotic stewardship programme on
reducing antibiotic use and on hospital Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) incidence rates. A …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of an 'intervention'consisting of revised antibiotic
guidelines for empirical treatment of common infections and enhanced stewardship on …

Objectives Despite vigorous infection control measures, Clostridium difficile continues to
cause significant disease burden. Antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASPs) may prevent …

Strategies to reduce rates of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) generally recommend
isolation or cohorting of active cases and the reduced use of cephalosporin and quinolone …

Background. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of hospital-acquired
diarrhea and is most commonly associated with changes in normal intestinal flora caused by …

Background Antimicrobial stewardship is a key component in the reduction of healthcare-
associated infections, particularly Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). We successfully …

Objectives We tested a previously published model for the analysis of the temporal
relationship between antibiotic use and the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection in a …

Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in hospitalized patients are known to be closely related
to antibiotic exposure. Although several substances can cause CDI, the risk differs between …

A series of measures were implemented, in a secondary/tertiary-care hospital in Quebec, to
control an epidemic of nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated disease (n-CDAD) …

Objective. At the end of 2002, a new, more virulent strain of Clostridium difficile, designated
BI/NAP1, was the cause of a massive outbreak of infection in the province of Quebec. This …