Faculty Mentor
Jeanne Hamner
Location
Hamilton Hall 113
Session
Session 3
Start Date
12-4-2014 9:30 AM
End Date
12-4-2014 10:30 AM
Description
The study was a retrospective chart review of discharged patients with a positive C. difficile culture during hospital admission. Data extracted was information related to the diagnosis of C. difficile. The study’s primary goal was to specify a single broad-spectrum antibiotic (BSA), a single proton pump inhibitor (PPI), or combination of both that occur more frequently in C. difficile diagnosed patients. Results include a significant correlation between the administration of a BSA and a PPI with a patient contracting C. difficile. Piperacillin/tazobactam accounted for the majority BSA administration in singularity, with other BSAs, and with PPIs.
Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infections Related to the Administration of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics and Proton Pump Inhibitors
Hamilton Hall 113
The study was a retrospective chart review of discharged patients with a positive C. difficile culture during hospital admission. Data extracted was information related to the diagnosis of C. difficile. The study’s primary goal was to specify a single broad-spectrum antibiotic (BSA), a single proton pump inhibitor (PPI), or combination of both that occur more frequently in C. difficile diagnosed patients. Results include a significant correlation between the administration of a BSA and a PPI with a patient contracting C. difficile. Piperacillin/tazobactam accounted for the majority BSA administration in singularity, with other BSAs, and with PPIs.