Application of consolidated framework for implementation research to improve Clostridioides difficile infection management in district hospitals
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) contributes the global threats of drug resistant infections,
healthcare acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance. Yet CDI knowledge among healthcare providers in
low-resource settings is limited and CDI testing, treatment, and infection prevention measures are often delayed. To develop a CDI intervention informed by the local context within South African public district level
hospitals, and analyze the CDI intervention and implementation process