Canadians spent an estimated $22 billion on prescription and nonprescription drugs in 2004—
the fastest-growing segment of health care spending, according to a new report from the …

C lostridium difficile is the leading cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhoea in developed
countries, with a measured incidence of approximately five episodes per 10 000 days of …

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an important public health problem in the US
One type of infection that is primarily regarded as an HAI, is Clostridium difficile-associated …

PURPOSE: C. difficile infection (CDI) is increasing in frequency and severity, with the
critically ill and the elderly being particularly vulnerable. In the US, age-adjusted …

0002 Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium that causes
an infection of the bowel. Diarrhea is the most common symptom, but abdomi nal pain and …

Every year, more than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant
to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a result, according to a new report issued by …

Although Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of infectious diarrhoea in
hospitalized patients, the economic burden of this major nosocomial pathogen for hospitals …

Quebec's Ministry of Health and Social Services could eventually use the province's
administrative discharge database, known as Med-Echo, to replicate the study, Pépin …

There are few high-quality studies of the costs of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), and the
majority of studies focus on the costs of CDI in acute-care facilities. Analysis of the best …

Clostridium difficile is emerging as a major public health concern due to an increase in
morbidity and mortality associated with C difficile infection (CDI). Many patients with C …