National Surveillance for Clostridioides difficile Infection, Sweden, 2009–2016

National Surveillance for Clostridioides difficile Infection, Sweden, 2009–2016

We report results from a national surveillance program for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in Sweden, where CDI incidence decreased by 22% and the proportion of multidrug-resistant isolates decreased by 80% during 2012–2016. Variation in incidence between counties also diminished during thi...

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Main Authors: Kristina Rizzardi, Torbjörn Norén, Olov Aspevall, Barbro Mäkitalo, Michael Toepfer, Åsa Johansson, Thomas Åkerlund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
Clostridium difficile
CDI
surveillance
typing
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/17-1658_article

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