Clostridium difficile–associated Disease in New Jersey Hospitals, 2000–20041

Tan, Esther T.; Robertson, Corwin A.; Brynildsen, Shereen; Bresnitz, Eddy; Tan, Christina; McDonald, Clifford

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Clostridium difficile–associated Disease in New Jersey Hospitals, 2000–20041

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Mar 2007
By Tan, Esther T. ; Robertson, Corwin A. ; Brynildsen, Shereen ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Tan, Esther T. ; Robertson, Corwin A. ; Brynildsen, Shereen ; Bresnitz, Eddy ; Tan, Christina ; McDonald, Clifford
Description:

Recent emergence of a virulent strain of Clostridium difficile demonstrates the importance of tracking C. difficile incidence locally. Our survey of New Jersey hospitals documented increases in the rates of C. difficile disease (by 2-fold), C. difficile-associated complications (by 7-fold), and C. difficile outbreaks (by 12-fold) during 2000-2004.
Subjects:

Clostridium Infections Communicable Diseases, Emerging Disease Outbreaks Hospitals Humans Incidence Sentinel Surveillance
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 13(3):498-500.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

New Jersey
Volume:

13
Issue:

3
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:36efe46aa43c541e89d5f7b640bf4199bd1155715e7b4bc98ee4358c6eabc745
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16266/cdc_16266_DS1.pdf
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