Changes in the Epidemiology of Clostridioides Difficile Infection.

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• Alternative Title:
  Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2025, v. 39, no. 4: Changes in the Epidemiology of Clostridioides Difficile Infection.
• Journal Article:
  Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
• Personal Author:
  Guh, Alice Y. ; McDonald, L. Clifford
• Description:
  This article describes the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) by outlining common approaches to CDI surveillance, including the application of a case definition and risk adjustment, and summarizing recent global trends in the incidence or prevalence of CDI. The article also describes important risk factors for CDI and recent advancements in identifying sources of C difficile.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Clostridium Infections
  • Clostridioides difficile
  • Incidence
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
• Keywords:
  • Clostridioides difficile
  • infection
  • Epidemiology
  • Surveillance
  • Risk factors
• Source:
  Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2025, v. 39, no. 4
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2025.07.002
• ISSN:
  0891-5520 ; 1557-9824
• Pubmed ID:
  40915888
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12434687
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  567-580 (18 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261103/cdc_261103_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 531.28 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b961dce9cb73231763cab303dd8e36bd8d1e79e36acccbe729e7379b1db5c4ebca6e97d40a29dd40523faf9303a78aa7f27baec57a17f2dd6b91606fe0aa1f7c