C. diff occurring without antibiotic use
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, October 22, 2008
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A new Canadian study has provided more evidence that infection with community-acquired C. diff is not necessarily preceded by the use of antibiotics.
Researchers at McGill University in Montreal found that community-acquired C. diff occurred in a substantial proportion of individuals with no recent exposure to antibiotics. More than half of the 836 patients studied had no exposure to antibiotics in the 45 days before they were hospitalized with C. diff. The researchers published their results in the October 7 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
The researchers concluded that hospitals and physicians should consider testing patients with diarrhea for C. diff even if they do not have a history of antibiotic use.
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