Tim Du, Kelly B Choi, Anada Silva, George R Golding, Linda Pelude, Romeo Hizon, Ghada N Al-Rawahi, James Brooks, Blanda Chow, Jun C Collet, Jeannette L Comeau, Ian Davis, Gerald A Evans, Charles Frenette, Guanghong Han, Jennie Johnstone, Pamela Kibsey, Kevin C Katz, Joanne M Langley, Bonita E Lee, Yves Longtin, Dominik Mertz, Jessica Minion, Michelle Science, Jocelyn A Srigley, Paula Stagg, Kathryn N Suh, Nisha Thampi, Alice Wong, Susy S Hota
We investigated epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of healthcare-associated (HA) and community-associated (CA) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among adult patients in Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program hospitals during 2015-2019. The study encompassed 18,455 CDI cases, 13,735 (74.4%) HA and 4,720 (25.6%) CA. During 2015-2019, HA CDI rates decreased by 23.8%, whereas CA decreased by 18.8%. HA CDI was significantly associated with increased 30-day all-cause mortality as compared with CA CDI (p<0...
April 26, 2022: Emerging Infectious Diseases