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Culturing and Maintaining Clostridium difficile in an Anaerobic Environment
Published on: September 14, 2013
Improving compliance with the C. difficile root cause analysis tool to reduce incidence
1Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Nursing Times
|June 2, 2009
Abstract:
This article outlines a project to improve the effective application of root cause analysis to reduce rates of Clostridium difficile infection. Using a learning intervention and redefining infection-control practices produced better compliance with the root cause analysis tool on six medical elderly wards.
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