Clostridium difficile Infection in Outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002–2007

Hirshon, Jon Mark; Thompson, Angela D.; Limbago, Brandi; McDonald, L. Clifford; Bonkosky, Michelle; Heimer, Robert; Meek, James; Mai, Volker; Braden, Christopher

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Clostridium difficile Infection in Outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002–2007

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Oct 2011

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1710.110069

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1946-1949.

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Hirshon, Jon Mark ; Thompson, Angela D. ; Limbago, Brandi ; McDonald, L. Clifford ; Bonkosky, Michelle ; ... More ▼

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Clostridium difficile, the most commonly recognized diarrheagenic pathogen among hospitalized persons, can cause outpatient diarrhea. Of 1,091 outpatients with diarrhea, we found 43 (3.9%) who were positive for C. difficile toxin. Only 7 had no recognized risk factors, and 3 had neither risk factors nor co-infection with another enteric pathogen.

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U01CI000296/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States

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Maryland ; Connecticut ;

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Clostridium difficile Infection in Outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002–2007

Clostridium difficile Infection in Outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002–2007

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