title: Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection rates in persons with cancer or hematopoietic stem cell transplant: a C3IC network report.
abstract: A multicenter survey of 11 cancer centers was performed to determine the rate of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection (HO-CDI) and surveillance practices. Pooled rates of HO-CDI in patients with cancer were twice the rates reported for all US patients (15.8 vs 7.4 per 10,000 patient-days). Rates were elevated regardless of diagnostic test used.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. kambojm@mskcc.org
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authors.lastname: Kamboj
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mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology