Identification of novel risk factors for community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection using spatial statistics and geographic information system analyses.

Identification of novel risk factors for community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection using spatial statistics and geographic information system analyses.

The rate of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) is increasing. While receipt of antibiotics remains an important risk factor for CDI, studies related to acquisition of C. difficile outside of hospitals are lacking. As a result, risk factors for exposure to C. difficile in com...

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Main Authors: Deverick J Anderson, Leoncio Flavio Rojas, Shera Watson, Lauren P Knelson, Sohayla Pruitt, Sarah S Lewis, Rebekah W Moehring, Emily E Sickbert Bennett, David J Weber, Luke F Chen, Daniel J Sexton, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5433765?pdf=render

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