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Antibiotics
Research from Center for Infectious Disease Control in the area of antibiotics described
July 15th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Antibiotic use and other risk factors at hospital level for outbreaks with Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027.' "The first Dutch outbreak due to Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 was observed in mid-2005; by the end of that year, eight hospitals were affected. To study the relationship between hospital-wide antibiotic use and the incidence of 027-linked C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD) three study groups were made: group A, all eight hospitals with an 027-associated epidemic; group B, five of a total of six hospitals with occasional 027 cases, without an increase in CDAD; and group C, ten randomly selected hospitals...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)
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