Increased Community-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infections in Quebec, Canada, 2008–2015

Autor:	Veronica Zanichelli, Christophe Garenc, Jasmin Villeneuve, Danielle Moisan, Charles Frenette, Vivian Loo, Yves Longtin
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Clostridioides difficile community-associated infection CDI bacteria Quebec Canada Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 6, Pp 1291-1294 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2606.190233
Popis:	The annual incidence rate of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections in Quebec, Canada, has increased by 33.3%, from 0.51 (2008) to 0.68 (2015) cases/100,000 population, while incidence of healthcare-associated cases remained relatively stable. Possible causes include increased disease severity, increased antimicrobial drug use, emergence of virulent strains, and heightened physician awareness.
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