Increase inClostridium difficile–related Mortality Rates, United States, 1999–2004
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- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (9), 1417-1419
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.061116
Abstract
Reported mortality rates from Clostridium difficile disease in the United States increased from 5.7 per million population in 1999 to 23.7 per million in 2004. Increased rates may be due to emergence of a highly virulent strain of C. difficile. Rates were higher for whites than for other racial/ethnic groups.Keywords
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