Abstract:
:With use of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we conducted a study to determine whether rates of Clostridium difficile infection for delivery-associated hospitalizations are increasing. From 1998 to 2006, the number and incidence of C. difficile infection among peripartum women increased significantly. These increases were comparable to those observed in the general hospitalized population.
journal_name
Infect Control Hosp Epidemioljournal_title
Infection control and hospital epidemiologyauthors
Kuntz JL,Yang M,Cavanaugh J,Saftlas AF,Polgreen PMdoi
10.1086/652454subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-05-01 00:00:00pages
532-4issue
5eissn
0899-823Xissn
1559-6834journal_volume
31pub_type
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