Disease Burden of Clostridium difficile Infections in Adults, Hong Kong, China, 2006–2014
Disease Burden of Clostridium difficile Infections in Adults, Hong Kong, China, 2006–2014
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Ho, Jeffery , Dai, Rudin Z.W. , Kwong, Thomas N.Y. , Wang, Xiansong , Zhang, Lin , Ip, Margaret , Chan, Raphael , Hawkey, Peter M.K. , Lam, Kelvin L.Y. , Wong, Martin C.S. , Tse, Gary , Chan, Matthew T.V. , Chan, Francis K.L. , Yu, Jun , Ng, Siew C. , Lee, Nelson , Wu, Justin C.Y. , Sung, Joseph J.Y. , Wu, William K.K. and Wong, Sunny H.
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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Cross-sectional studies suggest an increasing trend in incidence and relatively low recurrence rates of Clostridium difficile infections in Asia than in Europe and North America. The temporal trend of C. difficile infection in Asia is not completely understood. We conducted a territory-wide population-based observational study to investigate the bu...
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Disease Burden of Clostridium difficile Infections in Adults, Hong Kong, China, 2006–2014
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5425301ae3b447d298994649bf4e9573
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid2310.170797
