Burden of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Infection in the United States

C. Lessa, Fernanda; Mu, Yi; Bamberg, Wendy; G. Beldavs, Zintars; Dumyati, Ghinwa; R. Dunn, John; M. Farley, Monica; Holzbauer, Stacy; Meek, James; C. Phipps, Erin; Wilson, Lucy; G. Winston, Lisa; Cohen, Jessica; Limbago, Brandi; K. Fridkin, Scott; N. Gerding, Dale; Clifford McDonald, L.

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1408913

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Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 25, 2015

Authors:

Fernanda C. Lessa

Yi Mu

Wendy Bamberg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The magnitude and scope of Clostridium difficile infection in the United States continue to evolve. METHODS: In 2011, we performed active population- and laboratory-based surveillance across 10 geographic areas in the United States to identify cases of C. difficile infection (stool speci...

Subject

Clostridium difficile

Medicine

Incidence (geometry)

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