Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection among active duty United States military personnel (1998-2010).
BMC Infect Dis
; 13: 609, 2013 Dec 28.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) has risen in incidence and the experience in the US military has not been described.METHODS:
We evaluated the U.S. military's database and identified CDAD cases and demographic characteristics among affected military personnel from 1998 to 2010.RESULTS:
2,423 cases were identified. CDAD incidence was 13.2 cases (95% CI 12.7-13.7) per 100 K p-yr and increased over study years. CA-CDAD and HA-CDAD incidence was 5.5 (95% CI 5.2, 5.9) per 100 K p-y and 1.3 (95% CI 1.2, 1.4) per 1,000 hospitalizations respectively. Females comprised a larger proportion of CA-CDAD than HA-CDAD (25.5% vs. 19.3%; p < 0.001) cases as did Air Force service (29% vs. 23.4%; p < 0.01). On multivariate analysis female gender, Coast Guard or Air Force service, and a married status was associated with CA-CDAD whereas Male gender and Marine Corps service were associated with HA-CDAD cases.CONCLUSIONS:
CDAD has increased among military personnel, with female cases more likely to be community associated. Gender, marital status and branch of service had the strongest association with CDAD subtype. Further work is needed to evaluate the epidemiologic factors that have led to these increased rates in otherwise low-risk populations and associated sequelae.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Clostridioides difficile
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Infecciones por Clostridium
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Personal Militar
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos