Severity and frequency of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on an Australian tertiary referral hospital campus

Severity and frequency of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on an Australian tertiary referral hospital campus

Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is increasingly being found in populations without traditional risk factors. We compared the relative frequency, risk factors, severity, and outcomes of community-onset CDI with hospital-acquired infection. Methods: This was a retrospective, observat...

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Main Authors: Penny Clohessy, Juan Merif, Jeffrey John Post
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Community onset
Severity
Frequency
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016245

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