The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection Inside and Outside Health Care Institutions Journal Article

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Authors: Gerding, D. N.; Lessa, F. C.
Article Title: The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection Inside and Outside Health Care Institutions
Abstract: This article describes the global changes in Clostridium difficile epidemiology since the late twentieth century and into the twenty-first century when the new epidemic strain BI/NAP1/027 emerged. The article provides an overview of how understanding of C difficile epidemiology has rapidly evolved since its initial association with colitis in 1974. It also discusses how C difficile has spread across the globe, the role of asymptomatic carriers in disease transmission, the increased recognition of C difficile outside health care settings, the changes in epidemiology of C difficile infection in children, and the risk factors for disease.
Journal Title: Infectious disease clinics of North America
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1557-9824; 0891-5520
Publisher: Unknown  
Date Published: 2015
Start Page: 37
End Page: 50
Language: ENG
DOI/URL:

S0891-5520(14)00081-6
Notes: LR: 20150115; CI: Published by Elsevier Inc.; JID: 8804508; OTO: NOTNLM; aheadofprint