SARS-CoV2 antibody positivity rates and employee expectations of positivity rates among health care workers at a community hospital in North Carolina.

Our study surveyed over 2000 employees of a community health care system in the Southeast United States for SARS-CoV2 antibodies. Survey included subjects' expectation of the result. Our local area had low community prevalence of SARS-CoV2 but low diagnostic testing capacity during much of the early phase of the epidemic.

Probiotic use as prophylaxis for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in a community hospital.

This study was a retrospective chart review from January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017, comparing the incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in patients taking select broad spectrum antibiotics with probiotics versus without probiotics. The purpose was to determine if probiotic use was associated with a reduction in the incidence of CDAD. A total of 5,574 hospital encounters were reviewed, showing a 0.