Electronic Clostridium difficile Infection Bundle Reduces Time to Initiation of Contact Precautions

Abstract

The impact of computerized order-entry bundles on timing of contact precaution initiation for C. difficile infection (CDI) remains largely unexplored. Implementation of an electronic CDI prevention and management bundle that included an automatic isolation component significantly reduced time to initiation of contact precautions from 33.7 to 22.4 hours.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;242–244