SOSA-HERNÁNDEZ OSCAR, MATÍAS-TÉLLEZ BERNARDINA, GONZÁLEZ-MARTÍNEZ JUANA, JUÁREZ-VARGAS ROCIO, GONZÁLEZ-GONZÁLEZ NORMAELIZABETH, ESTRADA-HERNÁNDEZ ABRIL, RUÍZ-SANTANA MONSERRAT, BRAVATA-ALCÁNTARA JUANCARLOS, BELLO-LÓPEZ JUANMANUEL. Implementation of control measures against an outbreak due to
Clostridioides difficile producing toxin B in a tertiary hospital in Mexico.
J Prev Med Hyg 2021;
62:E508-E513. [PMID:
34604593 PMCID:
PMC8451347 DOI:
10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2021.62.2.1420]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
To describe the outbreak of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), and the impact of the prevention and control measures that were implemented in the "Hospital Juárez de México" (HJM) for its control.
METHODS
A cross-sectional, descriptive, observational, and retrospective study was designed. All information on the hospital outbreak and on health care-associated infections (HCAI) was obtained from the files of the Hospital Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (HESU) of the HJM.
RESULTS
A total of 15 cases of CDI were detected from February 20th to May 22nd, 2018, which represented 55.6% and 44.4% for the male and female gender, respectively, with an average age of 56 years and a range of 24 to 86 years old. It was possible to identify six failures and deficiencies that involved health personnel and hospital logistics through analyses based on the situational diagnosis in the services involved and through the construction of cause-effect diagrams. Additionally, through the detection of the outbreak by means of laboratory tests and timeline, the HESU team implemented measures and prospective surveillance to control and prevent the emergence of new cases.
CONCLUSIONS
The implementation of basic quality tools, control measures, and the prospective epidemiological surveillance had a positive impact on the control against the outbreak of C. difficile producing toxin B.
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