On the hands of patients with Clostridium difficile: A study of spore prevalence and the effect of hand hygiene on C difficile removal

Barker, AK; Zellmer, C; Tischendorf, J; Duster, M; Valentine, S; Wright, MO; Safdar, N

Safdar, N (reprint author), 5221 MFCB,1685 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705 USA.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 2017; 45 (10): 1154

Abstract

The prevalence of Clostridium difficile spores was assessed in 48 observations of infected inpatients. Participants were randomized to hand hygiene wi......

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