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Hi Michael,
We also have an electronic alert system and include a similar comment re
contact precautions only being required if the patient is symptomatic.
We also ask for the patient to be on a bowel chart and have a prompt for
discretion when prescribing antibiotics.
Regards
Sue
Sue Gonelli
Infection Preventionist
Infection Prevention and Control Unit &
Employee Exposure Management and Immunisation Services (EEMIS)
Peninsula Health
PO Box 52
Frankston 3199
Behalf Of Katherine Taylor
Hi Michael,
We place an electronic alert in our system for patients identified with
C. difficile infection and include a comment that contact precautions
are only required on re-admit if the patient currently has diarrhoea or
has had diarrhoea in the previous 48 hours.
regards
Kathy
Kathy Taylor CICP
Infection Control Manager
The Wesley Hospital
PO Box 499,
Toowong, Qld 4066
07 3232 7558
katherine.taylor@uchealth.com.au
________________________________
Behalf Of Michael Wishart
Hi
Moving to a new facility is always interesting, as things are done
differently. Now I get to challenge my own thinking!
Can I ask if any facilities routinely place into single rooms on
readmission patients who have had previous Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI)?
I cannot find this supported in the 2010 SHEA/IDSA Clinical Practice
guidelines (
http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/pdfs/cdiff/Cohen-IDSA-SHEA-CDI-guidelines-2010.pd
f), but then again it is not specifically mentioned (apart from
screening asymptomatic patients and staff not being useful).
Does any facility have a process for identifying patients in future
admissions who had previously had CDI, and managing them differently
regardless of status of diarrhoea??
Thanks for any thoughts on this.
Cheers
Michael
Michael Wishart
CNC Infection Control
Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032
t: (07) 3326 3068 | f: (07) 3326 3523
w:www.holyspiritnorthside.org.au
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