Attributing cause of death for patients with Clostridium difficile infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1707-1708

  Gilca, Rodica ^a,b,c   Frenette, Charles ^d   Thériault, Nathanaëlle ^e   Fortin, Élise ^a,d   Villeneuve, Jasmin ^e  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS;

EID: 84866546141     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1810.120202     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Hota SS, Achonu C, Crowcroft NS, Harvey BJ, Lauwers A, Gardam MA. Determining mortality rates attributable to Clostridium difficile infection. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18:305-7.http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1802.101611
2. Gilca R, Fortin E, Hubert B, Frenette C, Gourdeau M. Surveillance of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in Quebec. Report for August 22, 2004, to August 20, 2005 [in French]. Québec: Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec; 2005. p. 4 [cited 2012 Jul 20]. http://www.inspq.qc.ca/pdf/publications/434-BilanCdifficile-22aout2004-20aout2005.pdf