Short- and Long-Term Attributable Costs of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Nonsurgical Inpatients
- 15 February 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (4) , 497-504
- https://doi.org/10.1086/526530
Abstract
Background. The incidence of Clostridium difficile– associated disease (CDAD) is increasing. There are few data on the short-term and long-term attributable costs of CDAD. The objective of this study was to determine the acute and 180-day attributable inpatient costs of CDAD.Keywords
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