High recurrence and in-hospital mortality rates, and rising proportion of healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infections in a university hospital in Croatia

Infect Dis (Lond). 2018 Nov-Dec;50(11-12):874-877. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2018.1518588. Epub 2018 Sep 28.

Authors

Nikolina Bogdanić¹, Mirjana Balen Topić^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ a University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević" , Zagreb , Croatia.
² b School of Medicine , University of Zagreb , Croatia.

PMID: 30265174
DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2018.1518588

No abstract available

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Clostridioides difficile / physiology*
Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
Clostridium Infections / microbiology
Clostridium Infections / mortality
Croatia / epidemiology
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / mortality
Demography
Female
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Recurrence