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| predictors of clostridium difficile colitis infections in hospitals. | hospital-level predictors of high rates of 'clostridium difficile-associated disease' (cdad) were evaluated in over 2300 hospitals across california, arizona, and minnesota. american hospital association data were used to determine hospital characteristics associated with high rates of cdad. significant correlations were found between hospital rates of cdad, common infections and other identified pathogens. hospitals in urban areas had higher average rates of cdad; yet, irrespective of geographi ... | 2008 | 17686193 |
| clostridium difficile in retail meat products, usa, 2007. | to determine the presence of clostridium difficile, we sampled cooked and uncooked meat products sold in tucson, arizona. forty-two percent contained toxigenic c. difficile strains (either ribotype 078/toxinotype v [73%] or 027/toxinotype iii [nap1 or nap1-related; 27%]). these findings indicate that food products may play a role in interspecies c. difficile transmission. | 2009 | 19402980 |