Increased Community-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infections in Quebec, Canada, 2008-2015

The annual incidence rate of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections in Quebec, Canada, has increased by 33.3%, from 0.51 (2008) to 0.68 (2015) cases/100,000 population, while incidence of healthcare-associated cases remained relatively stable. Possible causes include increased dise...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-06, Vol.26 (6), p.1291-1294
Hauptverfasser:	Zanichelli, Veronica, Garenc, Christophe, Villeneuve, Jasmin, Moisan, Danielle, Frenette, Charles, Loo, Vivian, Longtin, Yves
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambulatory care bacteria Canada CDI Clostridioides difficile community-associated infection Dispatch Epidemics Hospital patients Hospitalization Hospitals Increased Community-Associated Infection Infections Infections in Quebec, Canada, 2008–2015 Laboratories Medical research Patients Population Quebec Surveillance Time series Trends
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Zusammenfassung:	The annual incidence rate of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections in Quebec, Canada, has increased by 33.3%, from 0.51 (2008) to 0.68 (2015) cases/100,000 population, while incidence of healthcare-associated cases remained relatively stable. Possible causes include increased disease severity, increased antimicrobial drug use, emergence of virulent strains, and heightened physician awareness.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2606.190233