INCREASE IN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG INFANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2000–2005
- 1 December 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 27 (12) , 1111-1113
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e31817eef13
Abstract
Virulence and mortality of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) are increasing in the United States. Infant CDAD hospitalization incidence nearly doubled from 2.8 to 5.1 cases per 10,000 hospitalizations between 2000 and 2005. Because incidence of hospitalizations with other infectious enteritides has remained essentially stable, this growth in CDAD cannot be explained by a gastroenteritis reporting bias.Keywords
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