Prevalence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea among hospitalized Jordanian patients
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2001; 7 (4-5): 750-755
in English
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ABSTRACT
We investigated stool specimens of 400 patients at Jordan University Hospital [300 patients with clinical diarrhoea and 100 controls without diarrhoea] for the presence of Clostridium difficile or its toxin. We found a 9.7% prevalence rate of C. difficile or its toxin in stools of patients with diarrhoea. The prevalence of other potential enteric pathogens, such as Salmonella spp. [2.3%], Shigella spp. [1.0%] and Entamoeba histolytica [2.7%], was significantly less. Prevalence of C. difficile or its toxin in controls was 3.0%. Toxin A was detected in 93.1% of C. difficile-associated diarrhoea cases using an enzyme immunoassay. Our study indicates that C. difficile-associated diarrhoea is mostly observed among hospitalized patients aged > or = 50 years, in association with antimicrobial treatment
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Case-Control Studies
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Child, Preschool
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Cross Infection
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Prevalence
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Immunoenzyme Techniques
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Infection Control
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Clostridium Infections
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Age Distribution
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Drug Utilization
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Feces
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2001
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