scholarly journals Clostridium difficile Infection

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-180
Author(s):  
Jennan A. Phillips ◽  
Stephanie Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Opportunistic Infection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Health Care Associated Infections

Preventing Clostridium difficile, the most common cause of health care–associated infections in hospitals and infectious disease death in the United States, is a national priority. Increased rates of infection among low-risk individuals in the community call for community-based prevention efforts to halt the increasing spread of this highly contagious opportunistic infection.

Community-Based Organization Adaptations to the Changing HIV Prevention and Care Landscape in the Southern United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterine Shapatava ◽  
Aisha Rios ◽  
Gene Shelley ◽  
Jesse Milan ◽  
Shuenae Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
The South ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Community-based organizations (CBOs) provide HIV prevention services throughout the United States, including the South where HIV/AIDS burden is high. We assessed Southern CBO response to changes in the HIV prevention landscape, including the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) High Impact Prevention. Both strategies aim to improve outcomes for people living with or at high risk for HIV. Inductive qualitative analysis of interviews and consultations with CBOs, capacity building assistance providers, and CDC staff revealed CBOs are building clinical service capacity and cross-agency partnerships to adapt, but face inadequate or reduced funding. A holistic approach to HIV prevention and care in the South is critical, where stigma and other socio-structural factors limit health care options for persons affected by HIV. Health care organizations may benefit by partnering with CBOs because CBOs have the skillsets and community rapport to effectively improve health outcomes of persons living with HIV.

Criminal Justice: Corrections

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Aaron McNeece
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prison Inmate ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Future

The United States has more than 7 million adults under correctional supervision, with more than 2 million incarcerated. The history and theories behind incarceration are described, along with the current jail and prison inmate populations. Specific problems of juveniles and women are mentioned. Current trends and issues in corrections are discussed, including community-based corrections, privatization, faith-based programs, and health care. The roles of social workers in the correctional system are outlined. Comments are made on the future of incarceration.

scholarly journals State-Mandated Reporting of Health Care–Associated Infections in the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 417-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn T. A. Herzig ◽  
Julie Reagan ◽  
Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz ◽  
Divya Srinath ◽  
Patricia W. Stone
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mandated Reporting ◽  
Health Care Associated Infections

scholarly journals Racial Differences in Clostridium difficile Infection Rates Are Attributable to Disparities in Health Care Access

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 6283-6287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Mao ◽  
Colleen R. Kelly ◽  
Jason T. Machan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Racial Bias ◽  
The United States ◽  
Genotypic Differences ◽  
Care Access ◽  
White Patients

ABSTRACTThis study confirms previously reported racial differences inClostridium difficileinfection (CDI) rates in the United States and explores the nature of those differences. We conducted a retrospective study using the 2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, the largest all-payer database of hospital discharges in the United States. We identified hospital stays most likely to include antibiotic treatment for infections, based on hospital discharge diagnoses, and we examined how CDI rates varied, in an attempt to distinguish between genotypic and environmental racial differences. Logistic regressions for the survey design were used to test hypotheses. Among patients likely to have received antibiotics, white patients had higher CDI rates than black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American patients (P< 0.0001). CDI rates increased with higher income levels and were higher for hospitalizations paid by private insurance versus those paid by Medicaid or classified as self-pay or free care (P< 0.0001). Among patients admitted from skilled nursing facilities, where racial bias in health care access is less, racial differences in CDI rates disappeared (P= 1.0). Infected patients did not show racial differences in rates of complicated CDI or death (P= 1.0). Although white patients had greater CDI rates than nonwhite patients, racial differences in CDI rates disappeared in a population for which health care access was presumed to be less racially biased. This provides evidence that apparent racial differences in CDI risks may represent health care access disparities, rather than genotypic differences. CDI represents a deviation from the paradigm that increased health care access is associated with less morbidity.

scholarly journals Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meera B. Avila ◽  
Nathaniel P. Avila ◽  
Andrew W. Dupont
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Health Care Associated Infection

Clostridium difficileinfection (CDI) has become the most frequently reported health care-associated infection in the United States [1]. As the incidence of CDI rises, so too does the burden it produces on health care and society. In an attempt to decrease the burden of CDI and provide the best outcomes for patients affected by CDI, there have been many recent advancements in the understanding, diagnosis, and management of CDI. In this article, we review the current recommendations regarding CDI testing and treatment strategies.

scholarly journals Clostridium difficile Ribotype Diversity at Six Health Care Institutions in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 1938-1941 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Waslawski ◽  
E. S. Lo ◽  
S. A. Ewing ◽  
V. B. Young ◽  
D. M. Aronoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Institutions

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Disability, and Telemedicine/Telehealth

2021 ◽  
pp. 193-223
Author(s):  
Sharon L. Burton
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Program Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Academic Courses

Research reveals the significance of artificial intelligence's applicability for disability through telemedicine/telehealth education for advancing health care in rural, remote, and underserved locations. Improperly researched requirements, failure to include artificial intelligence (AI), and skewed monetary knowledge are derailing components for academic programs in the United States. Artificial intelligence is a key component to pinpoint inadequacies and drive them out of telemedicine/telehealth educational clinical processes and, as an outcome, help diminish costs and enhance outcomes for learners and administrators. This chapter revealed information for developing best practices, which will lead to the development of a series of academic courses for a community-based telehealth program at a medium-sized telehealth organization based out of Virginia. This research offers to practitioners, learners, and academicians academic program development suggestions for meeting a process improvement initiative.

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