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

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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Main Authors: Veronica Zanichelli, Christophe Garenc, Jasmin Villeneuve, Danielle Moisan, Charles Frenette, Vivian Loo, Yves Longtin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridioides difficile
community-associated infection
CDI
bacteria
Quebec
Canada
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/19-0233_article

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