Incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium difficile infection: A nested case-control study
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- 15 July 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 11 (1) , 194
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-194
Abstract
Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in the United States. However, recent reports have documented that C. difficile infections (CDIs) are occurring among patients without traditional risk factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology of CA-CDI, by estimating the incidence of CA-CDI and HA-CDI, identifying patient-related risk factors for CA-CDI, and describing adverse health outcomes of CA-CDI.Keywords
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