title: Clostridium difficile: familiar pathogen, changing epidemiology: a virulent strain has been appearing more often, even in patients not taking antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, NY, USA. met9005@nyp.org
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Todd
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents