Association between Clostridium difficile infection and antimicrobial usage in a large group of English hospitals

Aims This study aimed to determine the association between the reduction in the number of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) cases reported by the English National Health Service (NHS) hospitals and concurrent antimicrobial use. Methods A retrospective ecological study for January 2005 to Decembe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of clinical pharmacology 2014-05, Vol.77 (5), p.896-903
Hauptverfasser:	Pereira, Joao B., Farragher, Tracey M., Tully, Mary P., Cooke, Jonathan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Infective Agents - adverse effects antimicrobial policy Clostridium difficile defined daily doses England Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - epidemiology healthcare‐associated infection Hospitals Humans multilevel models Pharmacoepidemiology Retrospective Studies time series analysis
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