Denver County Clostridium difficile Trends and Associated Risk Factors 2011-2013 | Zendy

Anna D. Oberste | Zendy; Kathryn DeYoung | Zendy; Helen Johnston | Zendy; Stephanie Gravitz | Zendy; Emily McCormick | Zendy; Arthur J. Davidson | Zendy

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Denver County Clostridium difficile Trends and Associated Risk Factors 2011-2013

Author(s) -

Anna D. Oberste,

Kathryn DeYoung,

Helen Johnston,

Stephanie Gravitz,

Emily McCormick,

Arthur J. Davidson

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

online journal of public health informatics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-2579

DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6566

Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , medicine , incidence (geometry) , chart , c difficile , emergency medicine , environmental health , demography , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , statistics , physics , mathematics , optics , sociology , biology

A retrospective chart review studied 892 Denver Clostridium difficile cases from 2011 through 2013 with incident stool specimen reported to the state health department. Cases were stratified by epidemiologic classification (HFCO, CO-HCFA or CO-CA) and analyzed for associations with demographic and risk factors. Denver CDI incidence rate increased from 129/100,000 residents in 2011 to 139/100,000 residents in 2013. During the study period, the presence of underlying morbidities and antibiotic exposure increased in all onset types.

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