Impact of admission screening on <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection rates in a hematology-oncology and hematopoietic cell transplant unit
infection (CDI) incidence and a significant decrease in community-onset CDI incidence, which may reflect, in part, the artifactual impact of screening on subsequent provider testing behavior.
Authors
- Christine W Lucky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4841-5769)
- Laura Rusie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7193-6339)
- Michael Schoeny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-708X)
- Yoona Rhee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8495-7288)
- Alexandra Seguin
- Raul I. Rodriguez
- Michael Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8275-7140)
- Brian Stein
- Lahari Thotapalli
- Mary K. Hayden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-8501)
- Nicole A. Kraut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4777-5679)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10442
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention