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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Kutty, Preeta K. ; Woods, Christopher W. ; Sena, Arlene C. ; Benoit, Stephen R. ; Naggie, Susanna ; ... More +
Kutty, Preeta K. ; Woods, Christopher W. ; Sena, Arlene C. ; Benoit, Stephen R. ; Naggie, Susanna ; Frederick, Joyce ; Evans, Sharon ; Engel, Jeffery ; McDonald, L. Clifford ; Less -
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We determined estimated incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) among patients treated at 6 North Carolina hospitals. CA-CDI case-patients were defined as adults (>18 years of age) with a positive stool test result for C. difficile toxin and no hospitalization within the prior 8 weeks. CA-CDI incidence was 21 and 46 per 100,000 person-years in Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatients and Durham County populations, respectively. VA case-patients were more likely than controls to have received antimicrobial drugs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 17.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.6-48] and to have had a recent outpatient visit (aOR 5.1, 95% CI 1.5-17.9). County case-patients were more likely than controls to have received antimicrobial drugs (aOR 9.1, 95% CI 2.9-28.9), to have gastroesophageal reflux disease (aOR 11.2, 95% CI 1.9-64.2), and to have cardiac failure (aOR 3.8, 95% CI 1.1-13.7). Risk factors for CA-CDI overlap with those for healthcare-associated infection.
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Age Distribution
Bacterial Proteins
Bacterial Toxins
Case-Control Studies
Clostridium Infections
Community-Acquired Infections
Dysentery
Enterotoxins
Feces
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Prejudice
Research
Risk Factors
Veterans
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(2):198-204. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
North Carolina ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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