[HTML][HTML] Risk factors of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in hospitalized adults: Vary by hospitalized duration

YP Hung, JC Lee, BY Tsai, JL Wu, HC Liu… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea.
Hospitalized patients were at risk of C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). However the …

Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea: Predictors of Severity in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

CN Andrews, J Raboud, BO Kassen… - Canadian Journal of …, 2003 - hindawi.com
OBJECTIVE: Experiences with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) were
reviewed to determine predictors of severity in patients presenting from the community …

Epidemiology and risk factors for Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea in adult inpatients in a university hospital in China

C Tang, Y Li, C Liu, P Sun, X Huang, W Xia… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD) is an important disease with
rising incidence and mortality in western countries. However, studies about CDAD in China …

Epidemiology and incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea diagnosed upon admission to a university hospital

MF Price, T Dao-Tran, KW Garey, G Graham… - Journal of hospital …, 2007 - Elsevier
Patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) may initially develop
symptoms in the community and be subsequently diagnosed at hospital admission. At the …

Clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea in a university hospital in China

FF Zhou, S Wu, JD Klena, HH Huang - European journal of clinical …, 2014 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to identify clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) in patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). A prospective study was …

Risk factors and mortality associated with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea at a VA hospital

U Changela, JP Cannon, C Aneziokoro… - International journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of certain patient co-morbidities and
antibiotics in the development of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) …

Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD): A Shift from Hospital-Acquired Infection to Long-Term Care Facility-Based Infection

S Garg, YR Mirza, M Girotra, V Kumar… - Digestive diseases and …, 2013 - Springer
Background Previous epidemiological studies on Clostridium-difficile-Associated Diarrhea
(CDAD) have focused on hospitalized patients with nosocomial transmission. However …

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: epidemiology, risk factors, and infection control

KK Lai, ZS Melvin, MJ Menard… - Infection Control & …, 1997 - cambridge.org
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of specific infection control measures on the
incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) and to identify risk factors for …

Emergence of Fluoroquinolones as the Predominant Risk Factor for Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea: A Cohort Study during an Epidemic in Quebec

J Pépin, N Saheb, MA Coulombe… - Clinical Infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background. Since 2002, an epidemic of Clostridium difficile–associated-diarrhea (CDAD)
associated with a high case-fatality rate has involved> 30 hospitals in the province of …

Clostridium difficile Among Hospitalized Patients Receiving Antibiotics A Case-Control Study

S Modena, D Bearelly, K Swartz… - Infection Control & …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhea
and can be found in up to 30% of asymptomatic hospitalized patients. Our primary aim was …