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Comparative Study
. 2011 Apr;32(4):387-90.
doi: 10.1086/659156.

Comparison of the burdens of hospital-onset, healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile Infection and of healthcare-associated infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community hospitals

Becky A Miller  1 , Luke F Chen, Daniel J Sexton, Deverick J Anderson
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Comparative Study

Comparison of the burdens of hospital-onset, healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile Infection and of healthcare-associated infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community hospitals

Becky A Miller et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

We sought to determine the burden of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection in comparison to other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in community hospitals participating in an infection control network. Our data suggest that C. difficile has replaced MRSA as the most common etiology of HAI in community hospitals in the southeastern United States.

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