Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007

To determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection during 2007, we examined infection in adult inpatient and outpatient members of a managed-care organization. Incidence was 14.9 C. difficile infections per 10,000 patient-years. Extrapolating this rate to US adults, we estimate that 284,8...

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Main Authors:	Jennifer L. Kuntz, Eric S. Johnson, Marsha A. Raebel, Amanda F. Petrik, Xiuhai Yang, Micah L. Thorp, Steven J. Spindel, Nancy Neil, David H. Smith
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-06-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Clostridium difficile incidence infection bacteria Colorado United States
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/11-1528_article

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spelling	doaj-ecfbb63f165d45ccb52b6c718fe29dab2020-11-24T21:50:28ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592012-06-0118696096210.3201/eid1806.111528Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007Jennifer L. KuntzEric S. JohnsonMarsha A. RaebelAmanda F. PetrikXiuhai YangMicah L. ThorpSteven J. SpindelNancy NeilDavid H. SmithTo determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection during 2007, we examined infection in adult inpatient and outpatient members of a managed-care organization. Incidence was 14.9 C. difficile infections per 10,000 patient-years. Extrapolating this rate to US adults, we estimate that 284,875 C. difficile infections occurred during 2007.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/11-1528_articleClostridium difficileincidenceinfectionbacteriaColoradoUnited States
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author	Jennifer L. Kuntz Eric S. Johnson Marsha A. Raebel Amanda F. Petrik Xiuhai Yang Micah L. Thorp Steven J. Spindel Nancy Neil David H. Smith
spellingShingle	Jennifer L. Kuntz Eric S. Johnson Marsha A. Raebel Amanda F. Petrik Xiuhai Yang Micah L. Thorp Steven J. Spindel Nancy Neil David H. Smith Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007 Emerging Infectious Diseases Clostridium difficile incidence infection bacteria Colorado United States
author_facet	Jennifer L. Kuntz Eric S. Johnson Marsha A. Raebel Amanda F. Petrik Xiuhai Yang Micah L. Thorp Steven J. Spindel Nancy Neil David H. Smith
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title	Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007
title_short	Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007
title_full	Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007
title_fullStr	Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007
title_full_unstemmed	Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007
title_sort	clostridium difficile infection, colorado and the northwestern united states, 2007
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2012-06-01
description	To determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection during 2007, we examined infection in adult inpatient and outpatient members of a managed-care organization. Incidence was 14.9 C. difficile infections per 10,000 patient-years. Extrapolating this rate to US adults, we estimate that 284,875 C. difficile infections occurred during 2007.
topic	Clostridium difficile incidence infection bacteria Colorado United States
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/11-1528_article
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Clostridium difficile Infection, Colorado and the Northwestern United States, 2007

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