Determining mortality rates attributable to Clostridium difficile infection.
To determine accuracy of measures of deaths attributable to Clostridium difficile infection, we compared 3 measures for 2007-2008 in Ontario, Canada: death certificate; death within 30 days of infection; and panel review. Data on death within 30 days were more feasible than panel review and more accurate than death certificate data.
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. susy.hota@uhn.on.ca
Susy S
SS
Hota
Camille
C
Achonu
Natasha S
NS
Crowcroft
Bart J
BJ
Harvey
Albert
A
Lauwers
Michael A
MA
Gardam
D002423:Cause of Death; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity