Award
NIH Reporter #11358755
An infection prevention dilemma: should we place patients with C. difficile colonization on contact precautions?
Recipient
Duke University
Award Amount
$498,936.00
Ceiling
$498,936.00
Awarded
April 27, 2026
Identifier
11358755
Research project funded by NIH to study infection prevention related to C. difficile colonization and the necessity of contact precautions.
Description
The project focuses on evaluating environmental contamination and transmission of C. difficile to inform infection control practices. It involves molecular epidemiology, environmental sampling, and microbiological methods to determine if contact precautions are necessary for colonized patients.