The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection Inside and Outside Health Care Institutions

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Dis Clin North Am
• Personal Author:
  Gerding, Dale N. ; Lessa, Fernanda C.
• Description:
  This article describes the global changes in Clostridium difficile epidemiology since the late twentieth century and into the twenty-first century when the new epidemic strain BI/NAP1/027 emerged. The article provides an overview of how understanding of C difficile epidemiology has rapidly evolved since its initial association with colitis in 1974. It also discusses how C difficile has spread across the globe, the role of asymptomatic carriers in disease transmission, the increased recognition of C difficile outside health care settings, the changes in epidemiology of C difficile infection in children, and the risk factors for disease.
• Subjects:
  Clostridioides Difficile Clostridium Infections Cross Infection Gastrointestinal Diseases Health Facilities Humans Incidence Risk Factors Virulence
• Keywords:
  Clostridium Difficile Infection Community Associated Health Care Associated Risk Factors Strain Type
• Source:
  Infect Dis Clin North Am. 29(1):37-50
• Pubmed ID:
  25582647
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10924674
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5809a61368839f7c7a1a42c529c4a1203c67d5db3c39f590295cc119d988331f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/151649/cdc_151649_DS1.pdf
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