Highlights
- •Clostridiodes Difficile environmental detection in long-term care facility.
- •Detection of Clostridiodes Difficile Spores using the Clostridiodes Banana Broth.
- •Environmental Contamination and Persistence of Clostidiodes Difficile Spores could unknowingly be passed to patients and staff.
Our study used C Diff Banana Broth to evaluate the occurrence of positive Clostridioides difficile spores in new and preexisting hospital rooms. C difficile incidence was 5.5%. Analysis using multiple linear regression found that rooms with
contact precautions in place were significant predictors of a positive sample (P ≤ .001). Room occupancy was not a significant predictor (P = .544). Thus it could be interpreted that the environment can be a significant carrier
for C difficile.
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Published online: November 19, 2019
Footnotes
This material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the Fargo VA Health Care System. The contents do not represent the views of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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