Incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) related to antibiotic prescribing by GP surgeries in Wales
Author(s) -
Florence Tydeman,
Noel Craine,
Kimberley Kavanagh,
Helen Adams,
Rosy Reynolds,
Victoria McClure,
Harriet Hughes,
Matthew Hickman,
Chris Robertson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkab204
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , rate ratio , medical prescription , propensity score matching , relative risk , confounding , pediatrics , confidence interval , physics , optics , pharmacology
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) causing significant morbidity and mortality. Welsh CDI rates are high in comparison with those in England and Scotland.
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