Abstract Introduction The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has changed in
the last two decades. There is a lack of information regarding incidence and severity of CDI …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: An increase in incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
among Western countries has been noted in recent years. Epidemiological data of CDI are …

Prospective hospital-based surveillance for Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD)
was conducted in Barcelona (Spain) to describe the epidemiology of this condition and …

Background/Purpose To investigate the clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) at a medical center in Taiwan. Methods Patients with CDI were identified from …

In a 1-year survey at a university hospital we found that 20· 6%(81/392) of patients with
antibiotic associated diarrohea where positive for C. difficile. The most common PCR …

Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) has shown a sustained increase worldwide
over the last ten years. However, there are few studies on this topic in Latin America. We …

Background Clostridium difficile is the main cause of healthcare-associated diarrhoea. Its
incidence, severity and relapse rates increased over the past two decades. Aim To study …

Association of a blood culture utilization intervention on antibiotic use in a pediatric intensive
care unit Page 1 3. Woods-Hill CZ, Lee L, Xie A, et al. Dissemination of a novel framework to …

The medical records of 84 patients with stool cultures positive for Clostridium difficile during
the period August 2007 to June 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. A case of confirmed …

The prevalence, incidence, and epidemiologic factors of Clostridium difficile-associated
diarrhea (CDAD) in a Peruvian hospital were studied. We conducted a cross-sectional study …