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What is the current state of patient education after Clostridioides difficile infection?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 2020

Christina M. DeBenedictus ,
Michelle T. Hecker ,
Patricia D. Zuccaro ,
Jacob P. John ,
Curtis J. Donskey  and
Payal K. Patel
Christina M. DeBenedictus
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michelle T. Hecker
Affiliation:
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Patricia D. Zuccaro
Affiliation:
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Jacob P. John
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs’ Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Payal K. Patel
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs’ Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
*
Author for correspondence: Curtis J. Donskey, E-mail: Curtis.Donskey@va.gov
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Abstract

In a survey of hospitals and of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), we found that most facilities had educational materials or protocols for education of CDI patients. However, approximately half of CDI patients did not recall receiving education during their admission, and knowledge deficits regarding CDI prevention were common.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 11 , November 2020 , pp. 1338 - 1340
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