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. 2007 May;13(5):761-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1305.061124.

Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease, UK

J A Chris Delaney  1 , Sandra Dial, Alan Barkun, Samy Suissa
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Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease, UK

J A Chris Delaney et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 May.

Abstract

In a population-based case-control study of community acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD), we matched 1,233 cases to 12,330 controls. CDAD risk increased 3-fold with use of any antimicrobial agent and 6-fold with use of fluoroquinolones. Prior use of antimicrobial agents did not affect risk for CDAD after 6 months.

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