An outbreak of severe Clostridium difficile-associated disease possibly related to inappropriate antimicrobial therapy for community-acquired pneumonia

被引：59

作者：

Polgreen, Philip M.

Chen, Yi Yi

Cavanaugh, Joseph E.

Ward, Melissa

Coffman, Stacy

Hornick, Douglas B.

Diekema, Daniel J.

Herwaldt, Loreen A.

机构：

[1] Univ Iowa, Carver Coll Med, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

[2] Univ Iowa, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Iowa City, IA USA

[3] Univ Iowa, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Biostat, Iowa City, IA USA

[4] Univ Iowa Hosp & Clin, Program Hosp Epidemiol, Iowa City, IA USA

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2007年 / 28卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1086/512174

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

We report a severe outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection. According to a chart review, half of the patients who received treatment for bacterial pneumonia before they developed C. difficile infection may not have had pneumonia. Excessive use of the hospital's new pneumonia care plan during the influenza season may have contributed to the intensity of this outbreak.

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页码：212 / 214

页数：3

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