title: Seek and you shall find: prevalence of Clostridium difficile in Wuhan, China.
abstract: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the leading health care acquired-infections in the United States, but much of the epidemiology and burden of disease is unknown in China. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and possible risk factors of CDI among hospitalized patients with diarrhea in Wuhan, China. The overall prevalence of CDI was 28% (31/111). The findings of this study suggest the prevalence of CDI in hospitalized patients with diarrhea is higher then what has been previously reported in the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: Jodi.Galaydick@stvincents.org.
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galaydick
authors.affiliation: Infection Control, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yaqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Landon
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Infection Control, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Daiyan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Infection Control, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Junying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Renslow
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sherer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; Clostridium difficile; Hospital-acquired infections; Prevalence