Abstract
A multicenter survey of 11 cancer centers was performed to determine the rate of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection (HO-CDI) and surveillance practices. Pooled rates of HO-CDI in patients with cancer were twice the rates reported for all US patients (15.8 vs 7.4 per 10,000 patient-days). Rates were elevated regardless of diagnostic test used.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Cancer Care Facilities
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Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / etiology
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Health Care Surveys
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
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Humans
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Neoplasms* / drug therapy
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United States / epidemiology