Commentary: preventing Clostridium difficile-associated disease: is it time to pay the piper?

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Sep;29(9):829-31. doi: 10.1086/591058.
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Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Cross Infection* / economics
  • Cross Infection* / microbiology
  • Cross Infection* / prevention & control
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / economics
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / microbiology
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous* / prevention & control
  • Hospital Costs
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay
  • Prospective Payment System / economics
  • Prospective Payment System / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Rate Setting and Review / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • United States