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The Epidemiology of Community Clostridium difficile Infection: A Five-Year Population-Based Study on the Bailiwick of Jersey, Channel Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

Shankar Kumar ,
Irina Chis Ster ,
Richard Pollok ,
Ivan Muscat  and
Timothy D. Planche
Shankar Kumar
Affiliation:
Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Irina Chis Ster
Affiliation:
Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
Richard Pollok
Affiliation:
Department of Gastroenterology, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Ivan Muscat
Affiliation:
Microbiology Department, Jersey General Hospital, Jersey, Channel Islands
Timothy D. Planche*
Affiliation:
Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
*
Address correspondence to Dr Timothy Planche, Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, United Kingdom ([email protected]).
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Abstract

We studied healthcare-associated and community-associated Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Jersey, Channel Islands (2008–2012). The Island’s stable population has reliable denominator data, a clearly defined at-risk population, and healthcare contact that is easily followed. The vast majority of CDI cases had had recent healthcare contact, and true community-associated disease is extremely rare.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:603–607

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 5 , May 2018 , pp. 603 - 607
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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