How do hospital professionals involved in a randomised controlled trial perceive the value of genotyping vs. PCR-ribotyping for control of hospital acquired C. difficile infections?

Table 3 Direct impact of typing test results on infection control (IC) activities*

Impact on infection control activity	Percentage typing results reporting effect (%)	Type of effect reported** (% all typing results)
		Cleaning	Ward closure	Audit of practice	Staff training
All IC activities	45	26	2	32	13
IC activity started	23	16	2	12	12
IC activity stopped	23	10	0	20	1

*Reported in 244 test-impact data collection forms attached to typing results over period April 2010 – April 2011 (120 ribotyping & 124 MLVA).
**More than one type of change may be recorded per test-impact form.

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