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Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Infections at an Outpatient Hemodialysis Facility—Michigan, 2012–2013

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2015

Isaac See ,
Suparna Bagchi ,
Stephanie Booth ,
Daniel Scholz ,
Andrew I. Geller ,
Lydia Anderson ,
Heather Moulton-Meissner ,
Jennie L. Finks ,
Karen Kelley  and
Carolyn V. Gould
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Isaac See*
Affiliation:
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Suparna Bagchi
Affiliation:
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Kansas Department of Health, Topeka, Kansas
Stephanie Booth
Affiliation:
Portage Health Dialysis, Portage Health, Hancock, Michigan
Daniel Scholz
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Andrew I. Geller
Affiliation:
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Lydia Anderson
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Heather Moulton-Meissner
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jennie L. Finks
Affiliation:
Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan.
Karen Kelley
Affiliation:
Portage Health Dialysis, Portage Health, Hancock, Michigan
Carolyn V. Gould
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Priti R. Patel
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Address correspondence to Isaac See, MD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE A-16, Atlanta, GA 30333 (isee@cdc.gov).
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Abstract

Investigation of an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) at a hemodialysis facility revealed evidence that limited intrafacility transmission occurred despite adherence to published infection control standards for dialysis clinics. Outpatient dialysis facilities should consider CDI prevention, including environmental disinfection for C. difficile, when formulating their infection control plans.

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(8):972–974

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 8 , August 2015 , pp. 972 - 974
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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Note. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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