Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005

Zilberberg, Marya D.; Shorr, Andrew F.; Kollef, Marin H.

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Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005

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Jun 2008
By Zilberberg, Marya D. ; Shorr, Andrew F. ; Kollef, Marin H.

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Zilberberg, Marya D. ; Shorr, Andrew F. ; Kollef, Marin H.
Description:

Virulence of and deaths from Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) are on the rise in the United States. The incidence of adult CDAD hospitalizations doubled from 5.5 cases per 10,000 population in 2000 to 11.2 in 2005, and the CDAD-related age-adjusted case-fatality rate rose from 1.2% in 2000 to 2.2% in 2004.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Age Factors Clostridium Difficile Dispatch Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Hospitalization Hospital Mortality Humans Incidence Least-Squares Analysis Length Of Stay Middle Aged
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(6):929-931.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

United States
Location:

North America
Volume:

14
Issue:

6
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:9758ca87973fdf9ab1f7c5c4e671a956a53c2ddd5c489c6fbc9d2a425c3f56f4
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