Estimating the effect of active detection and isolation on Clostridioides difficile infections in a bone marrow transplant unit.

To model the effects of active detection and isolation (ADI) regarding Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit of our hospital. ADI was implemented in a 21-patient bone marrow unit. Patients were bone marrow recipients on this unit. We compared active ADI, in which patients who tested positive for colonization of C. difficile before their hospital stay were placed under extra contact precautions, with cases not under ADI. Within the BMT unit, ADI reduced total cases of CDI by 24.5% per year and reduced hospital-acquired cases by ∼84%. The results from our simulations also suggest that ADI can save ∼$67,600 per year in healthcare costs. Institutions with active BMT units should consider implementing ADI.

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Kelly A Reagan, David M Chan, Ginger Vanhoozer, Gonzalo Bearman. Estimating the effect of active detection and isolation on Clostridioides difficile infections in a bone marrow transplant unit. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Oct;44(10):1614-1619

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PMID: 36912338

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