Burden of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Infection in the United States

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Authors

Fernanda C. Lessa · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Yi Mu · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Wendy Bamberg · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Zintars G. Beldavs · Oregon Health Authority

Ghinwa Dumyati · University of Rochester Medical Center

John R. Dunn · Tennessee Department of Health

Monica M. Farley

Abstract

C. difficile was responsible for almost half a million infections and was associated with approximately 29,000 deaths in 2011. (Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.).

Topics & Keywords

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Microscopic Colitis Nosocomial Infections in ICU

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 372, Issue 9, pp. 825-834

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1408913

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 201.57