Author, as appears in the article.: Sopena, N.; Freixas, N.; Bella, F.; Perez, J.; Hornero, A.; Limon, E.; Gudiol, F.; Pujol, M.; Salgado, Xavier; Lora, Marta; Martos, Purificacion; Niubo, Jordi; Fernandez, Gema; Castella, Laia; Valls, Silvia; Santana, Gimena; Lopez, Maria; Calbo, Esther; Falgueras, Lluis; Piriz, Marta; Pablo Horcajada, Juan; Sorli, Lluisa; Lopez-Contreras, Joaquin; Angels Cotura, Maria; Jover-Saenz, Alfredo; Ramirez-Hidalgo, Maria; Garcia, Graciano; Pico, Ester; Olga Perez, Mar; France Domenech, Marie; Mas, Dolors; Perez, Rafel; Coloma, Ana; Grau, Laura; Andres, Marta; Vilamala, Anna; Jesus Martinez, Maria; Cuquet, Jordi; Vasquez, Rosa; Castro, Antoni; Iftimie, Simona; Sanchez, Irene; Claros, Merce; Vilaro, Ingrid; Jofre, Marisa; Garcia, Gloria; Coll, Rosa; Brugues, Montserrat; Marron, Anna; Sauca, Goretti; Pilar Barrufet, Maria; Marimon, Marilo; Tortajada, Sonia; Gallardo, Monica; Vaque, Montserrat; Meije, Yolanda; Berbel, Cristina; Garcia, Irene; Serrat, Josefina; Palau, Eva; Garcia, Angels; Galles, Carme; Laborda, Rosa; Martinez, Ana; Carmen Burgas, Maria; Girbal, Pilar; Sala, Clara; Jose Moreno, Maria; Teresa Ros, Maria; Angas, Joaquin; Smithson, Alex; Teresa Bastida, Maria; Carlos de la Fuente, Jose; Rovira, Montserrat; Martin-Urda, Anabel; Aliu, Teresa; Diaz-Brito, Vicens; Moreno, Encarna; Agusti, Carme; Pena, Inma; Grau, Jordi; Maria Benitez, Rosa; Blancas, David; Moreno, Esther; Martinez, Sara; Ferrer, Roser; Capdevila, Elisenda; Sanfeliu, Ester; Montserrat Blasco, Maria; Monzon, Helena; Sancliment, Silvia; Hernandez, Sebastian; Castander, David; Montardit, Irene; Sanz, Marta; Sabate, Susana; Gese, Teresita; Judit Hernandez, Paula; Maria Tricas, Jose; Redon, Eva; Panisello, Manel; Maria Ferre, Rosa; Cusco, Maria; Gabarro, Lourdes; Farguell, Josep; Calaf, Elisabet; Carmen Fernandez, Maria; Oviedo, Esther; Gudiol, Carlota; Albasanz-Puig, Adaia; Jimenez, Montserrat; Rodrigues, Goncalo;VINCat Clostridioides Difficile St

Department: Medicina i Cirurgia

URV's Author/s: Iftimie Iftimie, Simona Mihaela

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile Clostridium difficile Community Epidemiology Infection prevention Medical education Prevalence Rates Risk Society Surveillance Update

Abstract: A high degree of vigilance and appropriate diagnostic methods are required to detect Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). We studied the effectiveness of a multimodal training program for improving CDI surveillance and prevention. Between 2011 and 2016, this program was made available to healthcare staff of acute care hospitals in Catalonia. The program included an online course, two face-to-face workshops and dissemination of recommendations on prevention and diagnosis. Adherence to the recommendations was evaluated through surveys administered to the infection control teams at the 38 participating hospitals. The incidence of CDI increased from 2.20 cases/10 000 patient-days in 2011 to 3.41 in 2016 (P < 0.001). The number of hospitals that applied an optimal diagnostic algorithm rose from 32.0% to 71.1% (P = 0.002). Hospitals that applied an optimal diagnostic algorithm reported a higher overall incidence of CDI (3.62 vs. 1.92, P < 0.001), and hospitals that were more active in searching for cases reported higher rates of hospital-acquired CDI (1.76 vs. 0.84, P < 0.001). The results suggest that the application of a multimodal training strategy was associated with a significant rise in the reporting of CDI, as well as with an increase in the application of the optimal diagnostic algorithm.

Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Biodiversidade Biotecnología Ciência de alimentos Ciências agrárias i Ciências ambientais Ciências biológicas i Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas iii Enfermagem Engenharias i Epidemiology Farmacia General medicine Geografía Infectious diseases Interdisciplinar Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Medicina i Medicina ii Medicina veterinaria Nutrição Odontología Public, environmental & occupational health Saúde coletiva Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: simonamihaela.iftime@urv.cat simonamihaela.iftime@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-0714-8414 0000-0003-0714-8414

Record's date: 2022-07-16

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/impact-of-a-training-program-on-the-surveillance-of-clostridioides-difficile-infection/8FE40DA46FF9F805BC40B333D8A2FB4C

Papper original source: Epidemiology And Infection. 147 e231-

APA: Sopena, N.; Freixas, N.; Bella, F.; Perez, J.; Hornero, A.; Limon, E.; Gudiol, F.; Pujol, M.; Salgado, Xavier; Lora, Marta; Martos, Purificacion; Niub (2019). Impact of a training program on the surveillance of Clostridioiaes difficile infection. Epidemiology And Infection, 147(), e231-. DOI: 10.1017/S0950268819001080

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Article's DOI: 10.1017/S0950268819001080

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications