Risk factors for and estimated incidence of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection, North Carolina, USA.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Multicenter Study)
We determined estimated incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) among patients treated at 6 North Carolina hospitals. CA-CDI case-patients were defined as adults (>18 years of age) with a positive stool test result for C. difficile toxin and no hospitalization within the prior 8 weeks. CA-CDI incidence was 21 and 46 per 100,000 person-years in Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatients and Durham County populations, respectively. VA case-patients were more likely than controls to have received antimicrobial drugs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 17.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.6-48] and to have had a recent outpatient visit (aOR 5.1, 95% CI 1.5-17.9). County case-patients were more likely than controls to have received antimicrobial drugs (aOR 9.1, 95% CI 2.9-28.9), to have gastroesophageal reflux disease (aOR 11.2, 95% CI 1.9-64.2), and to have cardiac failure (aOR 3.8, 95% CI 1.1-13.7). Risk factors for CA-CDI overlap with those for healthcare-associated infection.
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Cited Authors
- Kutty, PK; Woods, CW; Sena, AC; Benoit, SR; Naggie, S; Frederick, J; Evans, S; Engel, J; McDonald, LC
Published Date
- February 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 2
Start / End Page
- 197 - 204
PubMed ID
- 20113547
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2958012
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1080-6059
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3201/eid1602.090953
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States