Open AccessIdentification of target risk groups for population-based Clostridium difficile infection prevention strategies using a population attributable risk approach
Author(s) -
Sung-Hee Oh,
HyeYoung Kang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.11.021
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , odds ratio , population , case control study , antibiotics , pneumonia , inflammatory bowel disease , risk factor , intensive care medicine , disease , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
We aimed to determine risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and assess the contributions of these factors on CDI burden.
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