Determinants of Clostridium difficile Infection Incidence Across Diverse United States Geographic Locations
Lessa F, Mu Y, Winston L, Dumyati G, Farley M, Beldavs Z, Kast K, Holzbauer S, Meek J, Cohen J, McDonald L, Fridkin S. Determinants of Clostridium difficile Infection Incidence Across Diverse United States Geographic Locations. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2014, 1: ofu048. PMID: 25734120, PMCID: PMC4281776, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile Infection Among Children Across Diverse US Geographic Locations
Wendt J, Cohen J, Mu Y, Dumyati G, Dunn J, Holzbauer S, Winston L, Johnston H, Meek J, Farley M, Wilson L, Phipps E, Beldavs Z, Gerding D, McDonald L, Gould C, Lessa F. Clostridium difficile Infection Among Children Across Diverse US Geographic Locations. Pediatrics 2014, 133: 651-658. PMID: 24590748, PMCID: PMC10932476, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium difficile infectionAge groupsCDI incidenceDifficile infectionCommunity-associated casesProportion of casesYears of ageHealth care facilitiesYoung childrenSimilar disease severityUnnecessary antimicrobial useUS geographic areasHospital admissionClinical presentationCDI surveillanceOutpatient settingCDI casesC difficileEtiologic roleClinical dataSevere diseaseStool collectionCare facilitiesDisease severityCA cases