DISPATCHES Clostridium difficile– associated Disease in New Jersey (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

Recent emergence of a virulent strain of Clostridium difficile demonstrates the importance of tracking C. difficile incidence locally. Our survey of New Jersey hospitals documented increases in the rates of C. difficile disease (by 2-fold), C. difficile–associated complications (by 7-fold), and C. difficile outbreaks (by 12-fold) during 2000–2004. Clostridium difficile, a gram-positive organism, is the most common cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in the United States (1). In 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on a new, epidemic, toxin gene–variant strain of C. difficile on the basis of a study of isolates collected from hospitals in multiple states, including New Jersey. CDC recommended that inpatient healthcare facilities track the incidence of C. difficile–associated disease (CDAD), including the clinical outcomes of patients (2). The Study To estimate the incidence of CDAD in hospitalized patients in New Jersey, we conducted a retrospective...

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