Community-Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infection: Awareness and Clinical Implications

Autor:	Cheryl Juneau, Tor C. Savidge, Sara M. Dann, Michael J. Loeffelholz, Sharon Croisant, Nihas Wagal, Elnora P. Mendias
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Advanced and Specialized Nursing medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures medicine.drug_class business.industry Antibiotics Severe disease Clostridium difficile Microbiology Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine business Disease burden
Zdroj:	The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 9:1-6
ISSN:	1555-4155
DOI:	10.1016/j.nurpra.2012.10.007
Popis:	The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is changing. CDI, usually depicted as a nosocomial infection in the elderly, is now occurring in community-dwelling persons who are younger and otherwise dissimilar. A more virulent isolate, North American Pulsed Field type 1, associated with increased morbidity and mortality, has been identified. In 2005, similar strains were associated with severe disease in community-dwelling patients at a rate of 7.6/100,000. Screening patients with potential CDI symptoms and implementing preventive measures, including judicious use of antibiotics, can reduce disease burden.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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