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Community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection

Journal of Infection, 1998
Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is primarily a nosocomial condition. Community-acquired disease has been reported but the incidence is felt to be low and the rate of disease resulting in hospitalization is reported as negligible. We recently experienced a 6-month outbreak of CDAD (January to June 1995): 139 patients were involved and ...
B. O'Connell, Concepta Merry, Lorraine Kyne, Desmond O'Neill, C.T. Keane   +4 more
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Community-acquired Clostridium difficile infections

Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses, 2016
To describe the management and treatment of community-acquired C. difficile infections (CDI) and to evaluate family physicians' (FP) knowledge and practice.Observational study from December 2013 to June 2014. All community-acquired CDI case patients diagnosed in the community or at the University Hospital of Nantes were prospectively included.
M.-E. Juvin, Eric Batard, S. Bruley des Varannes, P. Bemer, Didier Lepelletier, C. Bourigault, A. Penit, L. Cazet, David Boutoille, M.-H. Fix, J. Besson   +10 more
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Emerging trends of community acquired infective endocarditis

International Journal of Cardiology, 2007
To obtain epidemiological information and to evaluate the emerging trend of incidence and clinical features of community acquired infective endocarditis (IE) in Hong Kong.Population-based survey in a regional hospital in Hong Kong which served 0.55 million population over an 11-year period was conducted.
Lau, CP, Lee, KLF, Chan, HW, Lee, SWL, Siu, CW, Yiu, KH, Tse, HF, Fong, YT   +7 more
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Community-Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, 1989
Summary Community-acquired respiratory tract infections are common causes of morbidity that require prompt and effective management. Upper respiratory tract infections should be evaluated for their potential for airway compromise and likelihood of a bacterial etiology. Acute lower respiratory tract infections often must be treated on empiric grounds.
Eric G. Honig, Eric G. Honig
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Community-acquired enterococcal urinary tract infections

Pediatric Nephrology, 2005
Enterococcal urinary tract infection (UTI) is usually hospital-acquired and affects individuals with predisposing conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the community-acquired enterococcal UTIs in otherwise well children. We reviewed all the 257 first UTI episodes in children hospitalized in a General Hospital during a 5-year period ...
Maria Bitsori, Maria Raissaki, Emmanouil Galanakis, Sofia Maraki, Anna Bakantaki   +4 more
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Gatifloxacin in community-acquired respiratory tract infection

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2003
Gatifloxacin (Tequin, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd) is a new fluoroquinolone with a broad spectrum of activity for pathogens implicated in community-acquired respiratory tract infections, including Gram-positive, -negative and atypical bacteria. Excellent oral bioavailability, a half-life allowing once-daily administration and excellent penetration ...
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Community-Acquired Viral Infections

2009
Viral infections encountered in the outpatient setting incur substantial morbidity and mortality. Commonly encountered viruses causing clinically significant infections in this setting include two herpes viruses: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Varicella zoster virus (VZV), and two viruses causing respiratory infections: Influ-enza and Respiratory ...
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A comparison of hospital and community-acquired infective endocarditis

The American Journal of Cardiology, 1992
The epidemiology, clinical features, microbiology and outcome of 30 episodes of nosocomial endocarditis occurring over a 13-year period were reviewed and compared with 148 cases of community-acquired endocarditis. Twenty-eight patients (93%) had been in hospital for > 1 week and 10 patients (33%) for > 1 month when they developed endocarditis.
Sharon C.-A. Chen, Dominic E. Dwyer, Tania C. Sorrell   +2 more
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Classification of nosocomial and community-acquired infections in the neonate

American Journal of Infection Control, 1980
The concept of nosocomial versus community-acquired infection is an important one in terms of hospital surveillance and infection control. Risk factors, time of onset, and type of organism are presented in tabular form to assist in classifying infection in the newborn.
Joan B. Pitre, Sheila K. Gottschalk, Claudia R. Schuth   +2 more
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Legionella spp.

Current Opinion in Internal Medicine, 2003
The key points of this review are the increasingly recognized risk of home-acquired Legionnaires' disease; the significance and potential pathogenic role of other species of Legionella spp., different from L. pneumophila, and of other microorganisms that are phylogenetically close to Legionella and that have been named as Legionella-like amoebal ...
Jorge Roig, Miguel Sabria, Maria Luisa Pedro-Botet   +2 more
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