Background: Recent reports suggest that Clostridium difficile colitis may be evolving into a
more severe disease. During the second half of 2002 we noted an increase in the number of …

Background: Since 2002 an epidemic of Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD)
caused by a hypervirulent toxinotype III ribotype 027 strain has spread to many hospitals in …

Background Clinicians who treat patients with Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD)
in Quebec, Canada, have noted an apparent increase in the proportion of patients who …

A series of measures were implemented, in a secondary/tertiary-care hospital in Quebec, to
control an epidemic of nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated disease (n-CDAD) caused …

Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can lead to complications, recurrence, and
death. Numerous studies have assessed risk factors for these unfavourable outcomes, but …

BACKGROUND: An increasing risk of infectious complications following transrectal
ultrasound–guided prostate needle biopsy (PNB) has been observed recently in some centers. …

Although the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (BSI) has been
changing, international comparisons are lacking. We sought to determine the incidence of S. …

Background In 2000, the World Health Organization estimated that, in developing and
transitional countries, unsafe injections accounted for respectively 5%, 32% and 40% of new …

Background. Perioperative antibacterial prophylaxis (PAP) is an important component of
surgical site infection prevention but may be associated with adverse effects, such as …

BACKGROUND: Anosmia and dysgeusia have been reported as potential symptoms of
coronavirus disease 2019. This study aimed to confirm whether anosmia and dysgeusia are …