TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Morandi, Matteo
AU  -  Buttazzi, Rossella
AU  -  Marchi, Massimiliano
AU  -  Morsillo, Filomena
AU  -  Gagliotti, Carlo
AU  -  Moro, Maria Luisa
T1  -  Stima dell’incidenza dell’infezione intestinale da Clostridium difficile attraverso il linkage dei dati amministrativi e dei dati di laboratorio
PY  -  2013
Y1  -  2013-04-01
DO  -  10.1716/1345.14967
JO  -  GIMPIOS
JA  -  Gimpios
VL  -  3
IS  -  2
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  1122-407X
Y2  -  2026/05/16
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1716/1345.14967
N2  -  Background. As part of a project funded by Centro per la Prevenzione e Controllo delle Malattie the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been estimated retrospectively through a diagnostic algorithm with integration of information from hospital discharge records and results of microbiological tests. Results. For the year 2011 in Emilia-Romagna Region, the incidence in the general population was 31.8 certain and probable cases of CDI per 100,000 residents and the incidence density of cases acquired in the hospital was 2.7 per 10,000 hospital days. The main place of acquisition was the hospital (76.1%). The incidence in older people (? 65 years) was 121.7 per 100,000 residents. Discussion. The incidence rates obtained are comparable to those of other European surveillance systems, indicating that the proposed algorithm could be used to estimate CDI incidence. The application of the same methodology in other two participating regions (Lombardia and Piemonte) will either confirm or disprove its reproducibility.
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