Guh Alice Y, McDonald L Clifford
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H16-3, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Divison of Healthcare Quality Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A07, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2025 Sep 6. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2025.07.002.
This article describes the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) by outlining common approaches to CDI surveillance, including the application of a case definition and risk adjustment, and summarizing recent global trends in the incidence or prevalence of CDI. The article also describes important risk factors for CDI and recent advancements in identifying sources of C difficile.
本文通过概述艰难梭菌感染(CDI)监测的常见方法,包括病例定义的应用和风险调整,以及总结CDI发病率或患病率的近期全球趋势,来描述艰难梭菌感染的流行病学。本文还描述了CDI的重要风险因素以及在确定艰难梭菌来源方面的最新进展。