More than half of patients in this study did not have antibiotic exposure 45-days prior to infection with Clostridium Difficile. It has to be on the differential diagnosis for unexplained, ongoing diarrhea.
Robert Center says that “C Diff is following MRSA as an endemic infection.”
Scary.
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i thought c diff was about to be a never event hopefully this study disproves that.
Yeah anon kind of like the whole DVT post hip/knee arthroplasty. The idiots at CMS haven’t thought any of this through. What would have been reasonable is a required independent analysis with a decub/DVT/”hosptial infection” to:
A: Determine if there is a problem with protocols, hospital, RN staff or MD’s that needs to be addressed (and attempt to fix the problem).
B: If not understand that “never” events such as decubs, DVT’s, hospital infections are not really “never” events.
C: At that time deny payment.
That would be a win-win result by saving the taxpayer money and fix any problems. wait until the lawyers start suing for these “never” events. then the pain will really begin
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