Protective barrier containment to prevent C. difficile in endoscopy rooms: A prospective, hospital-based intervention study
Single-use of full-bed PBC significantly reduced C. difficile contamination and CDI incidence, potentially offering a practical and cost-effective infection control solution for endoscopy settings.
Authors
- FaMing Zhang
- Shufen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3390-4199)
- W. Wang
- Zhenyu J. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0243-2109)
- Xianglu Wang
- Guoming Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4478-7381)
- Zheyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7806-5002)
- Yinyin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7107-4830)
- Yanfeng Zhao
- Quan Wen
- Xiaomeng Jiang
- Xia Li
Institutions
- Nanjing Health and Health Commission (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108493
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Toronto
- Nanjing Medical University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China