Antimicrobial Drugs and Community–acquired Clostridium difficile–associated Disease, UK

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Delaney, J. A. Chris ; Dial, Sandra ; Barkun, Alan ; Suissa, Samy
• Description:
  In a population-based case-control study of community acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD), we matched 1,233 cases to 12,330 controls. CDAD risk increased 3-fold with use of any antimicrobial agent and 6-fold with use of fluoroquinolones. Prior use of antimicrobial agents did not affect risk for CDAD after 6 months.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • Clostridium difficile–associated disease
  • antimicrobial agents
  • fluoroquinolones
  • risk factors
  • epidemiology
  • dispatch
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Clostridium Infections
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(5):761-763.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16534/cdc_16534_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 214.55 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:de3b2e018f6ef8722efc34d0cac6e9df81e0523d2254dfb3fc33a6f330d0cce4