The Screening and Targeted Prophylaxis for Clostridioides difficile infection (STOP-CDI) protocol, developed at the University of Pennsylvania, resulted in a substantial reduction in healthcare-associated CDI among patients screened, reported Matthew Ziegler, MD, an assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. The intervention was also associated with fewer stools and shorter hospital length of stay.
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