OBJECTIVE: To describe interventions implemented during a nosocomial outbreak of
Clostridium difficile in a general hospital in Costa Rica from December 2009 to April 2010 in …

OBJECTIVETo describe and analyze a large outbreak of Clostridium difficile 027 (CD-027)
infections. METHODSConfirmed CD-027 cases were defined as CD infection plus real-time …

Aims To examine trends in the incidence, characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) hospitalizations from 2001 to 2015, to compare clinical …

Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) incidence is a growing concern. This study
provides national estimates of CDI over 10 years and identifies trends in mortality and …

Objectives We aim to study the disease burden, risk factors and severity of Clostridium
difficile infection (CDI) in Hong Kong. Methods We conducted a prospective, case–control …

Objective To assess the impact of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) on hospital resources
and costs in Spain and Italy. Methods CDI data were collected from institutions in Spain and …

We compared antibiotic consumption between hospitals affected by a strain of Clostridium
difficile designated as polymerase chain reaction–ribotype 027 (CD-027) and those …

Summary Background The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) is changing
rapidly worldwide; knowledge on the genotypes of C. difficile circulating in specialized …

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org/10.1002/hep. 24674 2. Boccia D, Guthmann JP, Klovstad H, Hamid N, Tatay M …

The aim of the study was to provide an update on the epidemiology of C. difficile infection
(CDI) in a representative number of hospitals within the Czech Republic in 2015. In 2015 …