Impact of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea on acute care length of stay, hospital costs, and readmission: A multicenter retrospective study of inpatients, 2009-2011

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1148-1153

  Magee, Glenn ^a   Strauss, Marcie E ^b   Thomas, Sheila M ^b   Brown, Harold ^a   Baumer, Dorothy ^a   Broderick, Kelly C ^c  

^a Premier Research Services   (United States)

^b Optimer Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Clostridium difficile infection; Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea; Cost; Length of stay; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945549193     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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