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clostridium difficile-related death rates in texas 1999-2005.increased incidence of clostridium difficile infection and deaths from us hospitals has occurred from 1996 to 2005.200919735673
a clinical risk index for clostridium difficile infection in hospitalised patients receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics.identification of a population at high risk for clostridium difficile infection (cdi) would enable cdi prevention strategies to be designed. the purpose of this study was to create a clinical risk index that would predict those at risk for cdi. a cdi risk index was therefore developed, based on a cohort of hospital patients given broad-spectrum antibiotics, and divided into a development and validation cohort. logistic regression equations helped identify significant predictors of cdi. a scoring ...200818723249
special organism isolation: attempting to bridge the gap. 19948077647
human vaccines & immunotherapeutics: news.infant rotavirus vaccination provides for herd immunity nonreplicating sporozoite vaccine protects humans against malaria personalized brain cancer vaccine enters phase 2 trial novel implantable therapeutic cancer vaccine to be tested in humans clostridium difficile vaccine candidate successful in phase 1 cdc reports strong uptake of hpv vaccine in boys whooping cough outbreak in texas.201324056006
investigation of potentially pathogenic clostridium difficile contamination in household environs.as clostridium difficile spores are resistant to many household cleaning products, the potential for community household contamination is high. the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of toxigenic c. difficile from environmental sources from a large urban area. three to 5 household items or environmental dust was collected from 30 houses in houston, texas. a total of 127 environmental samples were collected from shoe bottoms (n = 63), bathroom surfaces (n = 15), house floor dusts ...201424657158
clostridium difficile in poultry and poultry meat.the incidence and severity of disease associated with toxigenic clostridium difficile have increased in hospitals in north america from the emergence of newer, more virulent strains. toxigenic c. difficile has been isolated from food animals and retail meat with potential implications of transfer to human beings. the objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of toxigenic c. difficile in chickens and retail poultry meat in texas. seven c. difficile isolates were detected in f ...201121877928
clostridium difficile in retail meat and processing plants in texas.the incidence and severity of disease associated with toxigenic clostridium difficile have increased in hospitals in north america from the emergence of newer, more virulent strains. toxigenic c. difficile has been isolated from food animals and retail meat with potential implications of transfer to human beings. the objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of c. difficile in pork from sausage manufacturing plants and retail meat in texas. twenty-three c. difficile isolates ...201121908329
in vitro susceptibility of clostridium difficile to rifaximin and rifampin in 359 consecutive isolates at a university hospital in houston, texas.this was an in vitro study to analyse the susceptibility of clostridium difficile isolates to rifampin and rifaximin.201020354207
association of proton-pump inhibitors with outcomes in clostridium difficile colitis.the role of concurrent use of proton-pump inhibitors (ppis) in the outcomes of treatment for clostridium difficile colitis was studied. methods. the records of inpatients at a large veterans affairs medical center in whom c. difficile colitis was diagnosed between june 2004 and july 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. data collected included patient characteristics at baseline, antibiotic therapy prescribed before and during therapy for c. difficile colitis, concurrent treatment with a ppi, resp ...200717989446
epidemiology and incidence of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea diagnosed upon admission to a university hospital.patients with clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (cdad) may initially develop symptoms in the community and be subsequently diagnosed at hospital admission. at the present time there is no national surveillance system and no standardized case definition of cdad in the usa, and baseline data on the incidence and epidemiology of cdad are scarce. the objective of this study was to report the incidence of cdad at a tertiary care hospital, and to determine the epidemiology of cases diagnosed ...200717145108
survey of clostridium difficile in retail seafood in college station, texas.the incidence and severity of disease associated with toxigenic clostridium difficile have increased in hospitals in north america with the emergence of newer, more virulent strains. toxigenic c. difficile has been isolated from food animals and retail meat with potential implications of transfer to humans. the objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of c. difficile in retail seafood from grocery stores in college station, texas. c. difficile was found in 4.5% (3/67) of ...201424524301
varied prevalence of clostridium difficile in an integrated swine operation.the objectives of this study were to compare the prevalence of clostridium difficile (cd) among different age and production groups of swine in a vertically integrated swine operation in texas in 2006 and to compare our isolates to other animal and human isolates. results are based on 131 cd isolates from 1008 swine fecal samples and pork trim samples (overall prevalence of 13%). the prevalence (number positive/number tested in production type) of cd was different between the groups (p<or=0.001) ...200919778624
comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility among clostridium difficile isolated from an integrated human and swine population in texas.clostridium difficile can be a major problem in hospitals because the bacterium primarily affects individuals with an altered intestinal flora; this largely occurs through prolonged antibiotic use. proposed sources of increased community-acquired infections are food animals and retail meats. the objective of this study was to compare the antimicrobial resistance patterns of c. difficile isolated from a closed, integrated population of humans and swine to increase understanding of the bacterium i ...201424320797
healthcare resource utilization for recurrent clostridium difficile infection in a large university hospital in houston, texas.there are limited data examining healthcare resource utilization in patients with recurrent clostridium difficile infection (cdi).201425057871
clostridium difficile infection in texas hospitals, 2007-2011. 201626651237
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