Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection in Canada: A six-year review to support vaccine decision-making.
Conclusion: In Canada overall, the rate of HA-CDI has been decreasing and the rate of CA-CDI has been increasing, although this calculation was impeded by discrepancies in CDI-related definitions among provincial surveillance programs. Nationally-adopted common definitions for CDI would enable better comparisons of CDI rates between provinces and a calculation of the pan-Canadian burden of illness to support vaccine decision-making.
PMID: 31355824 [PubMed]
Source: Can Commun Dis Rep - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xia Y, Tunis MC, Frenette C, Katz K, Amaratunga K, Rose SR, House A, Quach C Tags: Can Commun Dis Rep Source Type: research
More News: Canada Health | Epidemiology | Infectious Diseases | International Medicine & Public Health | Vaccines