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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 181-184Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/657911
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- Department of Veterans Affairs
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For 74 patients with Clostridium difficile infection, the quality and frequency of bathing was often limited because of such factors as the presence of devices, decreased mobility, and pain. Routine bathing practices had limited efficacy in decreasing the burden of spores on skin; however, showers were more effective than bed baths. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011; 32(2):181-184
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