A targeted strategy to wipe out Clostridium difficile

This study evaluated daily cleaning with germicidal bleach wipes on wards with a high incidence of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The intervention reduced hospital-acquired CDI incidence by 85%, from 24.2 to 3.6 cases per 10,000 patient-days, and prolonged the median time between hospital-acquired CDI cases from 8 to 80 days. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2011;32(11):1137-1139. Epub 2011 Oct 6.