Clostridium difficile-related death rates in Texas 1999–2005 - 07/08/11
, Herbert L. DuPont a, d, e
Corresponding author. Texas Medical Center, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 1441 Moursund Street, Houston TX 77030, USA. Tel.: +1 713 795 8386; fax: +1 713 795 8383.Summary |
Objectives |
Increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infection and deaths from US hospitals has occurred from 1996 to 2005.
Methods |
We examined C. difficile-related mortality rates in Texas and compared results with national trends.
Results |
In Texas, there were 1004C. difficile-related deaths from 1999 to 2005 (586 (58%) attributed as the underlying cause and 418 (42%) attributed as a contributing cause). In 1999, 50 deaths were attributed as the underlying or contributing cause (0.2 per 100,000 population) versus 274 deaths in 2005 (1.2 per 100,000 population); corresponding to a 6-fold increase. There were approximately 4.5 times more hospital in-patient C. difficile-related deaths in 2005 (0.94 per 100,000) versus 1999 (0.21 per 100,000), and approximately 7 times more deaths in nursing homes in 2005 (0.14 per 100,000) than in 1999 (0.02 per 100,000).
Conclusion |
C. difficile has become an important public health concern with a significant mortality burden on the Texas population.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Clostridium difficile, Texas, Mortality, Death certificate data
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Vol 59 - N° 5
P. 303-307 - novembre 2009 Retour au numéro
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