Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with Clostridium difficile Infection, Finland, 1996–20041

Lyytikäinen, Outi; Turunen, Heli; Sund, Reijo; Rasinperä, Marja; Könönen, Eija; Ruutu, Petri; Keskimäki, Ilmo

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Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with Clostridium difficile Infection, Finland, 1996–20041

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lyytikäinen, Outi ; Turunen, Heli ; Sund, Reijo ; Rasinperä, Marja ; Könönen, Eija ; Ruutu, Petri ; Keskimäki, Ilmo
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To determine whether the rate of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) and CDAD-related deaths were increasing in Finland, we analyzed registry data from 1996 through 2004. We determined the number of hospital discharges that had a diagnosis code specific for CDAD from the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision: "enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile" (A04.7) and "pseudomembranous enterocolitis associated with antimicrobial therapy" (K52.8), listed as any diagnosis in the National Hospital Discharge Registry. CDAD-related deaths were identified from death certificates. Those discharged with a CDAD diagnosis doubled from 810 (16/100,000 population) in 1996 to 1,787 (34/100,000) in 2004. The increase was most prominent for patients 7gt;64 years of age but concerned only those discharged with diagnosis code A04.7. The number of those discharged with diagnosis code K52.8 remained stable. The age-standardized mortality rate associated with CDAD increased from 9/million in 1998 to 17/million in 2004; the increase was limited to persons 7gt;64 years of age.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Death Certificates Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Female Hospitalization Humans Incidence International Classification Of Diseases Male Middle Aged Patient Discharge Registries Research Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(5):761-765.
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Journal Article
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Finland
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Europe
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15
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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