Spatiotemporal clustering of in-hospital Clostridioides difficile infection.

Shreyas PaiPhilip M PolgreenAlberto Maria SegreDaniel K SewellSriram V Pemmarajunull null

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)

Our results clearly show spatiotemporal interaction and clustering among CDI cases and none whatsoever for aspiration pneumonia cases. These results strongly suggest that environmental factors play a role in the onset of some CDI cases. However, our results are not inconsistent with the possibility that many genetically unrelated CDI cases occurred during the study period.

Keyphrases

single cell
clostridium difficile
emergency department
acute care
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
community acquired pneumonia