Clostridium difficile in long-term-care facilities for the elderly

被引：154

作者：

Simor, AE

Bradley, SF

Strausbaugh, LJ

Crossley, K

Nicolle, LE

机构：

[1] Sunnybrook & Womens Coll, Dept Microbiol, Ctr Hlth Sci, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada

[2] Vet Affaris Hlth Syst, Dept Internal Med, Ann Arbor, MI USA

[3] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[4] VA Med Ctr, Portland, OR USA

[5] Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Sch Med, Portland, OR 97201 USA

[6] Minneapolis VA Med Ctr, Dept Educ, Minneapolis, MN USA

[7] Minneapolis VA Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Minneapolis, MN USA

[8] Univ Minnesota, Sch Med, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2002年 / 23卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1086/501997

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

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 review, 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.

引用

页码：696 / 703

页数：8

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