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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Autores principales: Zanichelli, Veronica, Garenc, Christophe, Villeneuve, Jasmin, Moisan, Danielle, Frenette, Charles, Loo, Vivian, Longtin, Yves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7258478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32441632
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.190233
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Sumario: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.

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