A population-based longitudinal study of Clostridium difficile infection-related hospitalization in mid-age and older Australians
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Chen, Yingxi; Glass, Katie; LIU, B; Riley, T V; Korda, Rosemary
; Kirk, Martyn
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Clostridium difficile is the principal cause of infectious diarrhoea in hospitalized patients. We investigated the incidence and risk factors for hospitalization due to C. difficile infection (CDI) in older Australians. We linked data from a population-based prospective cohort study (the 45 and Up Study) of 266 922 adults aged ⩾45 years recruited in New South Wales, Australia to hospitalization and death records for 2006–2012. We estimated the incidence of CDI hospitalization and calculated...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2017 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/231154 |
Source: | Epidemiology and Infection |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0950268816002260 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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