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. 2014 May;35(5):577-80.
doi: 10.1086/675830. Epub 2014 Mar 24.

Community-associated Clostridium difficile infection among veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder

Salva N Balbale  1 , Stuart Johnson, Stephen P Burns, Stephen M Kralovic, Barry Goldstein, Dale N Gerding, Charlesnika T Evans
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Community-associated Clostridium difficile infection among veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder

Salva N Balbale et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 May.

Abstract

The impact of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) on patients with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/Ds) is not fully understood. We examined CA-CDI cases among veterans with SCI/D, comparing them with community-onset, healthcare facility-associated (CO-HCFA) cases. Generally, patients with CA-CDI had less comorbidity, less severe CDI, and lower likelihood of antibiotic exposure.

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Potential conflicts of interest. All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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Incidence rates per 10,000 patients, of community-associated C. difficile infection (CA-CDI) and community-onset, healthcare facility-associated (CO-HCFA) CDI among SCI/D Veterans, 2002–2009. CA-CDI incidence was 16.4 per 10,000 over study period (global chi-square p-value=0.12).
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