title: [Clostridium difficile infection. The nosocomial aspect].
abstract: Clostridium difficile infection is discussed relatively rarely as a nosocomial problem in Norway. Epidemiological studies have shown Clostridium difficile diarrhoea to be frequently an antibiotica-associated nosocomial disease. We describe a material consisting of 22 patients with Clostridium difficile infection from a county hospital in Norway. The inclusion criteria were a clinical disease with diarrhoea and a positive test for Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or B in the faeces. 11 patients were or had been hospitalized for a short period in one specific medical ward when diagnosed. These and five other patients probably had a hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection. We discuss the nosocomial aspect and the clinical characteristics of the disease in our material.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling, Baerum sykehus.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bucher
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nordbø
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Clostridium difficile-infeksjon. Det nosokomiale aspektet.