Secular Trends in Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Disease in the United States, 1987–2001

We reviewed Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) data from the intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital-wide surveillance components of the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System hospitals during 1987–2001. ICU CDAD rates increased significantly only in hospitals with >500 be...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2004-05, Vol.189 (9), p.1585-1589
Main Authors: Archibald, Lennox K., Banerjee, Shailen N., Jarvis, William R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimicrobials
Bacteria
Biological and medical sciences
Clostridium
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile - isolation & purification
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - epidemiology
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - microbiology
Epidemiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hospital Bed Capacity
Hospital beds
Hospital units
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intensive Care Units
Length of Stay
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Seasons
Sentinel Surveillance
Surveillance
Teaching hospitals
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:We reviewed Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) data from the intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital-wide surveillance components of the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System hospitals during 1987–2001. ICU CDAD rates increased significantly only in hospitals with >500 beds (P
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/383045