Implementation of Disposable Blood Pressure Cuffs as a Novel Approach to Reduce Fomite Transmission of Healthcare-Associated (HCA)Clostridium difficileInfection (CDI) in a Community Hospital or Twice Implemented is Once Credible

Eileen S. Alexander, RN, BSN, MS, CIC, PhD student, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Carolyn Fiutem, BS, MT, CLS, CIC, Infection Control Specialist, Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Stephen M. Kralovic, MD, MPH, Affiliate faculty and Medical staff, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Paul A. Succop, PhD, Professor, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Jane C. Khoury, PhD, Affiliate faculty College of Medicine and Epidemiologist, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH