Title
Clostridioides difficile Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Authoring Organization
Publication Month/Year
August 30, 2018
Document Type
Consensus
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Infant
Health Care Settings
Emergency care, Hospital
Intended Users
Epidemiology infection prevention, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Management, Prevention
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D007363 - Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, D015931 - Intensive Care, Neonatal, D016360 - Clostridium difficile
Keywords
infection prevention, C diff, Clostridioides difficile, Cdiff, Clostridioides difficile Infections, NICU, neonatal intensive care unit
Source Citation
Sandora TJ, Bryant KK, Cantey JB, Elward AM, Yokoe DS, Bartlett AH. SHEA neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) white paper series: Practical approaches to Clostridioides difficile prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Oct;39(10):1149-1153. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.209. Epub 2018 Aug 30. PMID: 30160646.