Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005
Virulence of and deaths from Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD) are on the rise in the United States. The incidence of adult CDAD hospitalizations doubled from 5.5 cases per 10,000 population in 2000 to 11.2 in 2005, and the CDAD-related age-adjusted case-fatality rate rose from 1.2% in...
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doaj-e0c85b82879e45f4a35d51bc085fb6a32020-11-25T01:40:02ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-06-0114692993110.3201/eid1406.071447Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005Marya D. ZilberbergAndrew F. ShorrMarin H. KollefVirulence of and deaths from Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD) are on the rise in the United States. The incidence of adult CDAD hospitalizations doubled from 5.5 cases per 10,000 population in 2000 to 11.2 in 2005, and the CDAD-related age-adjusted case-fatality rate rose from 1.2% in 2000 to 2.2% in 2004.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/07-1447_articleClostridium difficile–associated diseasehospitalcostspopulation epidemiologydispatchUnited States |
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Marya D. Zilberberg Andrew F. Shorr Marin H. Kollef Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005 Emerging Infectious Diseases Clostridium difficile–associated disease hospital costs population epidemiology dispatch United States |
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Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005 |
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Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005 |
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Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005 |
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Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005 |
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Increase in Adult Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005 |
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increase in adult clostridium difficile–related hospitalizations and case-fatality rate, united states, 2000–2005 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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Virulence of and deaths from Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD) are on the rise in the United States. The incidence of adult CDAD hospitalizations doubled from 5.5 cases per 10,000 population in 2000 to 11.2 in 2005, and the CDAD-related age-adjusted case-fatality rate rose from 1.2% in 2000 to 2.2% in 2004. |
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Clostridium difficile–associated disease hospital costs population epidemiology dispatch United States |
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