Hospital readmissions related to Clostridium difficile infection in the United States

Publication date: Available online 16 October 2017
Source:American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Abhishek Deshpande, Chaitanya Pant, Mojtaba Olyaee, Curtis J. Donskey
Using a national readmissions database, we report a significant burden of Clostridium difficile–associated readmissions in the United States manifested as a high rate of rehospitalizations and substantial hospital stays and costs.



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