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Clostridium difficile in long-term-care facilities for the elderly.
- Source :
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Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2002 Nov; Vol. 23 (11), pp. 696-703. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Antimicrobial agents are among the most frequently prescribed medications in long-term-care facilities (LTCFs). Therefore, it is not surprising that Clostridium difficile colonization and C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) occur commonly in elderly LTCF residents. C. difficile has been identified as the most common cause of non-epidemic acute diarrheal illness in nursing homes, and outbreaks of CDAD in LTCFs have also been recognized. This position paper reviews the epidemiology and clinical features of CDAD in elderly residents of LTCFs and, using available evidence, provides recommendations for the management of C. difficile in this setting.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Canada epidemiology
Clostridium Infections drug therapy
Cross Infection microbiology
Diarrhea chemically induced
Diarrhea epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Long-Term Care
United States epidemiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents adverse effects
Clostridioides difficile isolation & purification
Clostridium Infections epidemiology
Cross Infection epidemiology
Diarrhea microbiology
Nursing Homes
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0899-823X
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12452300
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501997