Factors associated with an outbreak of hospital-onset, healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile infection (HO-HCFA CDI) in a Mexican tertiary care hospital: A case-control study.

Eric Ochoa-HeinJosé Sifuentes-OsornioAlfredo Ponce de León-GarduñoPedro Torres-GonzálezVíctor Granados-GarcíaArturo Galindo-Fraga

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Multiple factors were found to be associated with the first episode of HO-HCFA CDI in the setting of an outbreak; of the modifiable risk factors, prior exposure to both ciprofloxacin and PPI was the most important. Referral from other hospitals was an environmental risk factor that deserves further study.

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