ArticleThe open microbiology journal2017
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- Global and Historical Distribution ofFrontiers in medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Estimating the impact of patient-level risk factors and time-varying hospital unit on healthcare-associatedInfection control and hospital epidemiology · 2026Article
- Clinical impact of aJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2020Article
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Abstract
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objectiveTo investigate whether it is plausible that CDI spread in San Martino Hospital of Genoa was due to a ward-based contact and patient-to-patient diffusion.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of CDI cases from April 2010 to March 2015. We referred to Hospital data set and Admission Service. Multilevel modelling approach and ecological analysis were used to assess
resultsThe assessment of 514 CDI cases showed that the risk of disease and rate of incidence in wards were independent, while frequency of cases and number of wards involved exhibited a positive relationship, excluding the typical epidemic pattern of contagious diffusion,
conclusionFrom our results it seems unlikely that in our institution CDI occurrence is due to ward-based contact and inter-human contagion of the organism.
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