TY - JOUR AU - Oberste, Anna D. AU - DeYoung, Kathryn H. AU - Johnston, Helen AU - Gravitz, Stephanie AU - McCormick, Emily AU - Davidson, Arthur PY - 2016/03/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Denver County Clostridium difficile Trends and Associated Risk Factors 2011-2013 JF - Online Journal of Public Health Informatics JA - OJPHI VL - 8 IS - 1 SE - Poster Presentations DO - 10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6566 UR - https://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/6566 SP - AB - <span>A retrospective chart review studied 892 Denver </span><em>Clostridium difficile </em><span>cases from 2011 through 2013 with incident stool specimen reported to the state health department. Cases were stratified by epidemiologic classification (HFCO, CO-HCFA or CO-CA) and analyzed for associations with demographic and risk factors.</span><br /><span>Denver CDI incidence rate increased from 129/100,000 residents in 2011 to 139/100,000 residents in 2013. During the study period, the presence of underlying morbidities and antibiotic exposure increased in all onset types.</span> ER -