The Drivers of Acute and Long-term Care Clostridium difficile Infection Rates: A Retrospective Multilevel Cohort Study of 251 Facilities | Zendy

Kevin A. Brown | Zendy; Nick Daneman | Zendy; Makoto Jones | Zendy; Kevin Nechodom | Zendy; Vanessa Stevens | Zendy; Frederick R. Adler | Zendy; Matthew Bidwell Goetz | Zendy; Jeanmarie Mayer | Zendy; Matthew H. Samore | Zendy

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The Drivers of Acute and Long-term Care Clostridium difficile Infection Rates: A Retrospective Multilevel Cohort Study of 251 Facilities

Author(s) -

Kevin A. Brown,

Nick Daneman,

Makoto Jones,

Kevin Nechodom,

Vanessa Stevens,

Frederick R. Adler,

Matthew Bidwell Goetz,

Jeanmarie Mayer,

Matthew H. Samore

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix532

Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , retrospective cohort study , cohort , cohort study , c difficile , intensive care medicine , term (time) , emergency medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , physics , biology , quantum mechanics

Drivers of differences in Clostridium difficile incidence across acute and long-term care facilities are poorly understood. We sought to obtain a comprehensive picture of C. difficile incidence and risk factors in acute and long-term care.

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