Hospital Clostridium difficile outbreak linked to laundry machine malfunction.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2014
Abstract
Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacillus that is associated with diarrheal disease. C difficile is shed in the feces of affected individuals and its spores can survive on surfaces for prolonged periods of time. These spores can contaminate a hospital environment by spread through health care workers and suboptimal environmental cleaning practices. We report an outbreak of health care facility-onset C difficile infection that was eventually linked to contaminated mop pads after a laundry machine malfunction.
Volume
42
Issue
6
First Page
674
Last Page
675
ISSN
1527-3296
Published In/Presented At
Sooklal, S., Khan, A., & Kannangara, S. (2014). Hospital Clostridium difficile outbreak linked to laundry machine malfunction. American journal of infection control, 42(6), 674–675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.02.012
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
24837118
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article